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2021-04-11 20:03
Tourism behind locked doors: Iranian companies, travel insiders promote country online
TEHRAN – Travel insiders, museums, and tourism fairs around the world are struggling to cope with the coronavirus lockdowns. While some have turned to online events, others are doubting whether they can survive.
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2021-04-05 18:11
Over 6,700 visited National Museum of Iran during Noruz
TEHRAN – A total of 6,714 Iranians and nine foreign nationals paid visits to the National Museum of Iran during the two-week New Year (Noruz) holidays, which ended on April 2, the museum director has said.
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2021-03-06 22:39
Lion and rhino fossils discovered in Neanderthal cave western Iran
TEHRAN – Fossils of a rhino and a lion as well as remnants of Neanderthal tools have been discovered in Wezmeh cave, western Iran.
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2021-02-26 22:28
Caracas’s tourism minister visits National Museum of Iran
TEHRAN - Venezuela’s Minister of Tourism and Foreign Trade Ali Padron Paredes toured the National Museum of Iran on Friday.
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2021-02-17 21:14
Exquisite Persian calligraphies added to intangible cultural heritage list
TEHRAN – A total of 33 Iranian calligraphic works, being kept at the Mir-Emad Calligraphy Museum in northern Tehran, have recently been inscribed on the national list for the intangible cultural heritage.
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2021-02-06 18:30
Top Iranian archaeologist, Firouz Bagherzadeh, dies at 90
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologist Firouz Bagherzadeh, who was former director of the Archaeological Center of Iran and a specialist in Islamic art, has died aged 90.
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2021-01-27 22:15
Swiss ambassador visits National Museum of Iran, discusses ways to expand ties
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Markus Leitner paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran, discussing ways to broaden cultural ties in a meeting with authorities of the museum.
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2021-01-27 19:06
DEFC to cooperate with National Museum of Iran on archaeological films
TEHRAN – Plans to collaborate on archaeological documentary films were discussed in a meeting between the directors of the National Museum of Iran and the Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) on Tuesday.
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2021-01-17 19:37
Iran, Nicaragua to expand museum relations
TEHRAN – The National Museum of Iran and the National Museum of Nicaragua have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to lay the ground for further cooperation including the arrangement of joint online shows during the current coronavirus era.
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2021-01-15 15:30
Iranian, Japanese museums discuss preservation, exploitation of cultural heritage
TEHRAN - Experts from the National Museum of Iran and the Museum of Teikyo University of Japan have explored ways to enhance cooperation in various museology arenas during a webinar on Wednesday.
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2021-01-13 18:46
Iran, France preparing to expand museum cooperation
TEHRAN – Iran and France are preparing to widen museum cooperation in various areas including joint online exhibits.
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2021-01-08 16:55
Will of legendary Iranian wrestler to go on display in Sports Museum
TEHRAN - Coinciding with the 53rd death anniversary of legendary Iranian wrestler Gholamreza Takhti, the will of the Olympic gold medalist will go on display at Iran Sports Museum.
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2021-01-01 20:00
Tehran sports complex, cathedral named national heritage
TEHRAN – Shahid Shiroudi Sports Complex (formerly known as Amjadiyeh Stadium), and Saint Sarkis Cathedral along with seven other sites and monuments scattered across Tehran have been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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2020-12-27 19:34
National Museum of Iran to host special German show
TEHRAN – The National Museum of Iran and Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum are in cooperation to organize a special show of German’s mining heritage in downtown Tehran.
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2020-12-22 20:49
German archaeologist Wolfram Kleiss, famed for intensive Iranian studies, dies at 90
TEHRAN – German archaeologist Wolfram Kleiss, who directed plenty of accomplished archaeological explorations in Iran during the 1970s and 1980s, has recently died aged 90.
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2020-12-20 19:42
12 unmissable destinations in Tehran
Tehran is such a bustling metropolis that some travelers love to hate as many avoiding a stay there altogether en route to Iran's more popular tourist destinations.
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2020-12-05 18:34
Iran, neighbors explore ways to safeguard Silk Roads heritage
TEHRAN – Cultural experts and officials from Iran and some neighboring states on Thursday discussed ways to safeguard, and benefit from the cultural heritage their nations are inherited from the ancient Silk Roads.
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2020-11-23 18:56
Italian diplomat visits National Museum of Iran, discusses ways to expand ties
TEHRAN - Yaroslava Romanova, the cultural attaché of the Italian Embassy in Tehran, paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran on Monday.
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2020-11-14 18:36
National Museum of Iran launches guided virtual tours on early human relics, history
TEHRAN – With regard to restrictions on museums due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Museum of Iran has launched guided virtual tours on early human relics and history.
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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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2020-10-12 18:26
Celebrated Iranian archaeologist Malek-Shahmirzadi dies at 80
TEHRAN - Sadegh Malek-Shahmirzadi, a top Iranian archaeologist who supervised several excavations across the Iranian plateau, died on Monday morning in Tehran. He was 80.
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2020-10-11 21:43
By Afshin Majlesi
Unmissable museum in northwest Iran
Holding thousands of works of art – from Persian, Mesopotamian, and Elamite antiquities to masterpieces by the Islamic-era artists, it’s no surprise that Azarbaijan Museum is known as the second major museum of cultural heritage after the National Museum of Iran.
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2020-10-11 18:21
Russian museum considers lending arts for another Tehran show after four decades
TEHRAN- Pavel Borisovich Lurje, the director of the Oriental Department of Russia’s State Hermitage Museum, has said that the museum considers holding joint exhibitions of the works related to Iranian and Central Asian culture and history after almost 40 years at the National Museum of Iran.
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2020-10-01 01:30
Treasures of Iran National Museum: Stone weight linked to Jiroft and Bronze Age culture
TEHRAN - During the Middle Bronze Age, the Iranian Plateau experienced a short fluorescence of urbanism. Urban centers on the plateau, including Shahr-e Sokhteh, Hissar, Yahya, Shahdad, and Jiroft, were linked through an exchange network that connected the plateau with Central Asia, the southern coast of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Elam, and Mesopotamia.
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2020-09-25 21:16
National Museum of Iran reviewing defense themes through online exhibition
TEHRAN – The history of war and defense in the ancient land of Iran is being reviewed through an online exhibition by the National Museum of Iran.
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2020-09-23 21:00
Photo exhibit puts spotlight on Muharram rituals in Qajar-era Iran
TEHRAN – A public exhibition, featuring photographs and postcards printed during the Qajar era (1789–1925) in Iran, opened its doors to the public in downtown Tehran 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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2020-09-21 20:47
Masterpieces of Persian art at National Museum of Iran: Kelardasht Golden Cup
The lion makes repeated appearances in Iranian prehistoric and historic artworks. Here is a nice example from Kalar Dasht, Mazandaran. It is a golden cup, which is named after the place it was excavated, dates back to the late 2nd millennium BC and now is being kept at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
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2020-09-13 19:10
National Museum of Iran to hold loan exhibits in Chinese cities
TEHRAN – The National Museum of Iran will be holding loan exhibits at major museums in some Chinese cities based on a previously-discussed initiative aimed to revive the glory of arts, architectures, and civilizations along the ancient Silk Road.
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2020-09-11 19:11
Iran, Ireland national museums discuss ways to broaden ties
TEHRAN – Directors of Iran and Ireland national museums have recently discussed ways to deepen mutual ties based on a memorandum of understanding to be drafted in the near future.
