National Museum of Iran

Spouted bull vessel; Gilan province; northern Iran; 1200-800 BC (Photo courtesy of Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts)

2020-01-20 18:50

Potteries to take center stage at Fajr crafts festival

TEHRAN – A select of top Iranian potters have been invited to promote the millennia-old craft at the 4th Fajr national handicrafts festival, which will be held at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran from February 2 to 10.

A view of Si-e Tir St. in downtown Tehran

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.

2019-12-21 18:28

National Museum of Iran to display rare calligraphy works

TEHRAN – A collection of rare works by Iranian masters of calligraphy will be put on display in an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran tomorrow.

Rome’s ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone speaks in an undated photo

2019-12-17 19:44

Tehran, Rome seeking enhanced cultural heritage co-op, Italian envoy says

TEHRAN – Italian ambassador to Iran Giuseppe Perrone on Monday said that the two countries are in talks to deepen bilateral cooperation, particularly in the field of cultural heritage.

2019-12-17 14:15

Maritime culture, history on show at “Human and Sea” exhibit

An exhibition titled “Human and Sea” opened on Monday at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran, showcasing human interaction with the sea during the country’s history.

A poster for the exhibit “Human and Sea”

2019-12-15 21:07

Tehran exhibit to highlight maritime history in Iran

TEHRAN – Thousands of years of human interaction with the sea is to be showcased at an exhibition titled “Human and Sea” which opened today at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.

2019-12-14 19:39

Recovered Achaemenid ‘guard’ to go on show at Milad Tower

TEHRAN – A limestone relief of an Achaemenid Persian guard, which was brought back home from the U.S. last year, will go show in a month-long exhibit at Tehran’s Milad Tower.

Situated halfway between Kashan and Fin in Isfahan province, Tapeh Sialk has yielded interesting pottery pieces, metal tools and domestic implements made from stone, clay and bone that date from as early as the 4th millennium BC.

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.

An exterior view of the National Museum of Iran

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.

2019-11-17 19:47

Tehran-Rome co-op gains momentum following Islamic Revolution, Italian envoy says

TEHRAN – Decades of Tehran-Rome collaboration in the arenas of archaeology and cultural heritage has gained momentum following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Italian Ambassador to Iran Giuseppe Perrone said on Sunday.

2019-11-17 09:57

Bastak petroglyphs to go on show at National Museum

TEHRAN – Two of the Bastak petroglyphs, which bear ancient maritime figures, will go on display at the National Museum of Iran in order to highlight cultural heritage of the southern Hormozgan province.

People visit the monumental Gate of All Nations in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, Fars province, southern Iran.

2019-11-15 18:59

Iran, Italy to mark 60 years of collaboration in cultural heritage

TEHRAN – Iran and Italy will mark 60 years of collaboration in the fields of cultural heritage and archaeology in a conference, which will be held on Sunday at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.

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.

Rome’s ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone (2nd L) meets with National Museum of Iran Director Jebrael Nokandeh (2nd R) at the museum in downtown Tehran, October 9, 2019.

2019-10-09 18:53

Italian envoy visits National Museum of Iran

TEHRAN – Rome’s ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone on Wednesday paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran, exchanging views with the museum’s director Jebrael Nokandeh to deepen cultural ties.

A poster for the exhibit “Ancient Tehran: From Plain to Mountain”

2019-10-08 19:07

National museum has new look at history of Tehran

TEHRAN – An exhibit at the National Museum of Iran offers its visitors Tehran’s thousands of years of history by showcasing relics excavated from southern and northern neighborhoods of the city.

2019-10-08 17:42

National Museum of Iran to display works by sculptor Bijan Basiri

TEHRAN – A selection of works by the Italy-based Iranian sculptor Bijan Basiri will be displayed in an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran on Friday.

Oriental Institute director Christopher Woods (2nd L), director general of Iranian museums Mohammadreza Kargar (3rd L), and deputy tourism minister Mohammad-Hassan Talebian (4th L) address a press conference on Achaemenid clay tablets at the National Museum of Iran, Tehran, October 2, 2019.

2019-10-05 18:55

We revealed how Achaemenids ruled Persia: Oriental Institute expert

TEHRAN – Years of deciphering and studying Achaemenid cuneiform clay tablets, which have been on loan from Iran to the Oriental Institute, has yielded valuable information about the Persian Empire, how it organized and how it ruled, a professor emeritus at the Institute has said.

Hundreds of Achaemenid-era (550-330 BC) clay tablets took pride of place in an exhibit which opened to the public at the National Museum of Iran on Wednesday

2019-10-03 11:16

Recently returned Achaemenid-era clay tablets on display

TEHRAN – Hundreds of Achaemenid-era (550-330 BC) clay tablets took pride of place in an exhibit which opened to the public at the National Museum of Iran on Wednesday.

1,783 Achaemenid-era clay tablets returned home

2019-10-01 12:13

Achaemenid-era clay tablets returned home after 84 years

TEHRAN – A total of 1,783 Achaemenid-era clay tablets, which were on loan from Iran to the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago since 1935, have been returned home.

Elamite-era ‘ring of power’ on show at the National Museum of Iran

2019-09-29 20:55

Elamite-era ‘ring of power’ to put on show in Izeh

TEHRAN – An Elamite-era golden royal armlet, known as “Arjan ring of power”, will be displayed at the newly-constructed museum in Izeh, Khuzestan province, where the object was unearthed in the early 1980s.

2019-09-03 18:49

“Iran, Cradle of Civilization” attracts over 100,000 visitors

TEHRAN – More than 100,000 visitors from Spain and other countries visited “Iran, Cradle of Civilization”, an exhibition of ancient relics, which was on loan from the National Museum of Iran at the Archeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ) in southeastern Spain.