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2020-11-23 20:00
Five historical relics donated to Kerman cultural heritage department
TEHRAN – Residents of Kerman province have recently donated five objects with historical values to the cultural heritage and tourism department of the southwestern Iranian province.
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2020-11-18 19:30
Setting up museum can reform tourism in ancient Sagz Abad: official
TEHRAN - Setting up a museum in Sagz Abad, an ancient site in Buin Zahra county, west-central Qazvin province, can help attract more tourists and lead to a reform in regional tourism.
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2020-11-17 18:29
University of Tehran to host archaeological museum
TEHRAN – A specialized archaeological museum is planned to be built at the University of Tehran, which has long been contributing to countless archaeological surveys across Iran.
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2020-11-15 23:48
By Afshin Majlesi
Travel startups and efforts to survive coronavirus
We are all aware of the impact of the novel coronavirus on tourism yet we know that the sector has proven giant, successful tracks of resilience before.
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2020-11-13 17:17
Many cultural sites, museums equipped with e-ticket systems
TEHRAN – A large number of cultural sites and museums nationwide have so far been equipped with e-ticket sale systems, a tourism official announced on Thursday.
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2020-10-28 18:07
Cultural heritage, tourism in critical situation if coronavirus crises continue: minister
TEHRAN-Iran’s cultural heritage and tourism will be in a critical situation if the crises caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus continue, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Wednesday.
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2020-10-27 18:49
Brazil seeks enhanced cultural, museology ties with Iran
TEHRAN – Brazilian Ambassador to Tehran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos on Monday paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran, discussing ways with the museum’s director Jebrael Nokandeh to expand cooperation in cultural and museology arenas.
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2020-09-30 18:52
Iran’s first museum of psychiatry to open in Tehran
TEHRAN – The first museum of psychiatry in the country will be officially inaugurated in Tehran’s Roozbeh Hospital next week.
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2020-09-25 21:10
Eight museums, featuring Sacred Defense scenes, relics inaugurated
TEHRAN – A total of eight museums dedicated to the Sacred Defense (the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war) were inaugurated across the country during a ceremony through a video conference on Wednesday.
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2020-09-21 20:55
German diplomat visits National Museum of Iran, discusses ways to expand ties
Tehran - Stephan Reitze, the first secretary and head of the cultural section at the German Embassy in Tehran, toured the National Museum of Iran on Sunday, discussing ways with the museum’s director Jebrael Nokandeh to deepen bilateral ties.
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2020-09-20 23:19
New museums added to UNESCO-tagged shrine ensemble in Ardebil
TEHRAN – Five new museums have been added to the UNESCO-registered Sheikh Safi al-Din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble, which is located in Ardebil province, northwest Iran.
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2020-09-07 21:53
Collector donates Sassanid silver coins to national museum
TEHRAN – An Iranian collector has donated over 50 silver coins dating back to the Sassanid era (224 CE–651) to the Astan Quds Razavi Museum, a vast cultural heritage exhibition located in the holy shrine complex of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
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2020-09-04 18:56
Newly-unearthed ‘Parthian lady’ to be transferred to Isfahan museum
TEHRAN – A human skeleton which has recently been discovered during excavations at Tepe Ashraf in Isfahan and is believed to belong to a Parthian-era (247 BC – 224 CE) lady, will be transferred to the city’s Museum of Decorative Arts.
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2020-09-02 20:14
By Afshin Majlesi
On the occasion of national day against British colonialism
Shahrivar 12th (which falls on Sept. 2 this year) marks the national day against British colonialism in Iran, remembering the martyrdom anniversary of Ra’is Ali Delvari, the great hero of the anti-colonial struggle in southern Iran.
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2020-08-25 19:09
People’s health is our first priority: tourism minister
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister has said that his ministry is in full coordination with the Ministry of Health for strictly implementing health protocols in travel destinations, hospitably centers, and museums, amongst others, underlining that “people’s health is our first priority.”
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2020-08-23 19:25
Badrozzaman Qarib Museum opens at Academy of Persian Language and Literature
TEHRAN – A museum and library has been established named after Persian language and literature scholar, writer and linguist Badrozzaman Qarib at the Academy of Persian Language and Literature.
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2020-08-17 19:30
‘Half the world’ Isfahan to embrace another tourism hub
TEHRAN – Tepe Ashraf, the sole archaeological hill in Isfahan, which has recently yielded significant evidence of ancient life in the central Iranian city, will be turning into a new tourism destination particularly for researchers, history buffs and people interested in archaeology.
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2020-08-15 22:40
Coronavirus: Isfahan historical sites to keep hosting online concerts if health rules observed
TEHRAN – Isfahan tourism department backs online concerts being held at historical sites of the central Iranian province if regulations both for the health of musicians and maintenance of the centuries-old sites are taken into account.
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2020-08-14 19:00
Mirza Kuchak Khan’s house to turn into museum
TEHRAN – The house of national hero and legendary freedom fighter Mirza Kuchak Khan in the city of Rasht, northern Gilan province, is planned to be repurposed into a museum, showcasing objects and documents remaining from the movement that Mirza founded in the early twentieth century, CHTN reported.
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2020-07-25 20:00
Neanderthal-era tooth to go on show in Qazvin
TEHRAN – A fossilized tooth, which is amongst earliest evidence of Neanderthal settlements in the Iranian plateau, will be displayed at a museum in Qazvin, west-central Iran, where it was discovered in a nearby cave.
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2020-07-20 19:23
“Hand of Achaemenid soldier” attached to bas-relief in Persepolis
TEHRAN – The left hand of a huge Achaemenid-era (c. 550 - 330 BC) bas-relief carving, depicting a soldier grabbing a spear, has recently been attached to the rock-carved art after decades in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, southern Iran.
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2020-07-18 22:44
Rare Mandaean bowls put on show at Tehran museum
TEHRAN – A select of rare bowls belonged to ancient Mandaean followers dating from 4th to 7th centuries CE are on show at an online exhibition in Tehran.
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2020-07-17 21:56
Museum featuring splendid Sassanid column capitals inaugurated in western Iran
TEHRAN – A museum dedicated to stone column capitals lavishly carved in the Sassanid era (224–651) was opened to the public on Thursday in Kermanshah province, western Iran.
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2020-07-13 20:00
Veteran tour guide donates Seleucid coins to museum
TEHRAN – A veteran Iranian tour guide has donated seven ancient coins, minted by Seleucids, to the Khorasan Great Museum, the museum director announced on Monday.
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2020-07-12 20:00
Museums, tourist spots in Bushehr still closed due to COVID-19
TEHRAN – Museums across the southwestern Bushehr province will remain closed for one more week over the coronavirus outbreak, provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-07-08 20:00
Restoration project starts on Bronze-Age objects found in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A restoration and rehabilitation project has been commenced on 20 Bronze-Age relics which have recently been excavated by a team of Iranian and German archaeologists at Tepe Rivi, an ancient hill in northeastern North Khorasan province.
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2020-07-03 20:39
Museum, featuring objects from 5th BC onwards, inaugurated in northern Iran
TEHRAN – On Thursday, a cultural heritage museum, featuring relics from 5th BC to the contemporary era, was officially inaugurated in the premises of the Ramsar Palace Museum, in Mazandaran province, northern Iran.
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2020-07-03 20:30
Anthropology museum ‘cleaned out’ in downtown Tehran
TEHRAN – A burglar has ‘cleaned out’ a museum of anthropology, which is located within the premises of a centuries-old mansion called Sara-ye Kazemi in downtown Tehran.
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2020-06-24 21:00
Ancient rock-carved motifs constitute open-air museum in west-central Iran
TEHRAN – A new survey by Iranian cultural heritage experts and officials has shed new light on hundreds of ancient rock-carved motifs, which are scattered near Maryanaj, constituting an open-air museum across west-central Iranian town.
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2020-06-21 20:00
Achaemenid clay tablets, Iron Age relics, and skeleton to go on show at Qazvin museum
TEHRAN – A batch of recovered Achaemenid-era (550-330 BC) clay tablets, which were on loan from Iran to the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago since 1935, along with an Iron Age collection composed of a human skeleton and burial relics, will be displayed at a museum in the city of Qazvin.
