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2020-04-04 19:50
ICOM calls for urgent relief funds to tackle impact of coronavirus
TEHRAN – The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has called on policy and decision-makers to urgently allocate relief funds to tackle the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on museums and their staff as an essential part of the identity of the peoples and nations.
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2020-03-15 19:36
‘Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion’ chosen as 2020 Intl. Museum Day motto
TEHRAN – “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion” was selected as the motto of the 2020 International Museum Day as organizers look to hammer home the message of joint understanding, cooperation and peace.
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2020-03-10 19:47
Tehran’s major museums open during Noruz despite corona fear
TEHRAN – Tehran’s major museums and historical places will be open during Noruz (Iranian new year holidays, starting March 21) despite the outbreak of coronavirus.
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2020-03-04 19:29
Tourism minister asks people to delay travels in face of coronavirus
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister has asked people to postpone or reschedule tours so as to help the tourism industry deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
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2020-03-03 19:15
Susa, once capital of Elamite, Achaemenid empires
TEHRAN – Now sprawling in the southwest of modern Iran, Susa is one of the oldest yet magnificent cities in the world.
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2020-02-23 20:57
Iran museums, historical sites shut down amid fears of virus outbreak
TEHRAN – Iran has temporarily closed cultural heritage museums and historical sites in 15 provinces in a preventive measure amid fears of coronavirus outbreak.
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2020-01-27 23:35
Marble Palace set to open as art museum after four decades
TEHRAN – The Marble Palace, a historical royal residence in Tehran, is set to open to the public as an art museum after 41 years.
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2020-01-22 18:35
Tokyo exhibit features ancient Iran-Japan cultural ties
TEHRAN – Sets of valuable historical relics from ancient Iran have been recently put on show by International Network for Japanese Art at Tokyo National Museum along with exquisite objects from the formative Asuka and Nara periods (593–794), showcasing the deep cultural ties of the two countries rooted in the historical past.
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2020-01-18 18:44
Heritage museum inaugurated in ancient city of Izeh
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister on Friday inaugurated a cultural heritage museum in Izeh, southwestern Khuzestan province, with the aim of introducing the rich history and culture of the ancient city.
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2020-01-17 18:34
Gonbad Kavus museum features rare Turkmen rugs, carpets
TEHRAN – If you are a fan of hand-knitted rugs and carpets or pictorial rugs and planning to visit northern Iran, you may put Gonbad Kavus carpet museum into the itinerary of your journey to make it richer and more colorful.
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2020-01-13 21:45
22 tourism projects worth $60m inaugurated in Mazandaran
TEHRAN – A total of twenty two tourism projects, worth 2,515 billion rials (some $60 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) have been inaugurated in northern Mazandaran province during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019).
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2020-01-13 20:10
Over 1.6 million travelers visit Ilam province in 9 months
TEHRAN – Some 1.63 million travelers visited historical sites and heritage museums across Ilam province, a lesser-known travel destination in western Iran, during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019).
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2020-01-10 19:21
Paternal house of martyr Soleimani to be turned into museum
TEHRAN – Paternal house of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. terrorist attack on January 3, will be turned into a museum.
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2020-01-07 19:31
Intl. museums, archeologist condemn Trump’s threat to hit Iranian cultural sites
TEHRAN – The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the American Alliance of Museums, and a renowned Polish archeologist have condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statements on threating to target Iranian cultural sites.
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2020-01-04 19:49
Kermanshah exports of handicrafts surge 40 percent, hit $15 million
TEHRAN – Handicrafts exports from western Kermanshah province reached some $15 million in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019), showing 40 percent growth year on year.
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2019-12-22 21:11
Tehran’s tourist street to become more accessible for people with disabilities
TEHRAN – A follow-up plan is being formulated to ensure Tehran’s Si-e Tir historical street and its surrounding museums, travel destinations and historical monuments will be more accessible for the physically challenged people.
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2019-11-27 21:26
Louvre hosts conference devoted to Iran’s ancient Sialk hills
TEHRAN – The Louvre on Monday hosted an international conference on Tapeh Sialk (“Sialk hills”), which is one of the oldest and richest archaeological sites in central Iran.
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2019-11-26 22:09
Italian, Japanese expertise to help reinforce Tehran museum
TEHRAN – Italian, Japanese and Iranian engineering firms are set to join hands in a project for reinforcing and strengthening the “Ancient Iran” section of the National Museum of Iran, director of the museum said on Sunday, Fars reported.
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2019-11-25 19:16
More Russian travelers getting interested in Iran: ATOR
TEHRAN – Iran, as an open-air museum of cultural heritage, is steadily attracting the attention of more Russians, Maya Lomidze, president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), has said.
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2019-11-17 10:00
Foreign visits to Ardebil’s museums jump 97 percent
TEHRAN – - The number of foreign visitors to Ardebil’s heritage museums jumped some 97 percent during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), corresponding to the same period last year.
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2019-11-03 18:41
Visits to North Khorasan’s museums jump fivefold in H1
TEHRAN – Visits to historical and cultural heritage museums in North Khorasan province jumped by fivefold during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), compared to the same period last year.
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2019-11-02 19:29
Religious endowment relics on show at Tehran museum
TEHRAN – An exhibition of religious endowment (waqf) relics on Saturday opened to the public at the National Museum of Iran, according to the museum’s website.
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2019-09-18 23:01
A walk in Iran’s first modern university
TEHRAN - Photos depict Dar ul-Funun, a mid-19th century scholastic center in downtown Tehran, which marks the start of modern education in Iran.
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2019-08-16 18:10
Visits to North Khorasan museums increase by fourfold
TEHRAN – Visits to archaeological and cultural heritage museums in North Khorasan province have increased by fourfold during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21), compared to the same period last year.
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2019-08-04 19:56
Visitors to West Azarbaijan museums almost doubles yr/yr
TEHRAN - With its rich culture and unique natural landscapes, Iran’s West Azarbaijan province is becoming an increasingly popular destination for local and even international travelers.
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2019-07-16 19:22
Foreign visits to Sacred Defense Museum jumps 80 percent
TEHRAN - The number of foreign tourists visiting the Sacred Defense Museum in Tehran in the past Iranian calendar year (March 2018-19) jumped 80 percent compared with a year earlier.
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2019-07-09 20:42
No major harm to Khuzestan historical sites by quake
TEHRAN – No serious damage has been reported to museums and cultural heritage sites across Iran’s Khuzestan province hit by a medium-sized quake on Monday, according to the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.
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2019-07-02 21:59
Museum of meteorites opens in Tehran
People look at outer space rocks in a museum of meteorites, which officially opened to the public at Tehran’s Azadi Tower (Borj-e Azadi) on July 2, 2019.
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2019-07-02 20:17
Ancient fort in southern Tehran to turn into outdoor museum
TEHRAN – The ruined Gabri fort, which is said to date from Sassanid era, will be turned into an outdoor museum, an official with the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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2019-06-30 23:16
208 museums set up since August 2013 in Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 208 museums have been established in Iran since President Hassan Rouhani assumed office on August 3, 2013, CHTN reported.
