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2020-10-31 21:00
UNESCO-tagged Golestan Palace to digitize archives into books
TEHRAN – Hundreds of historical manuscripts, dating back to the Qajar (1789-1925) and Pahlavi (1925-1979) eras, which are being kept at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace, are to be digitized and then republished as exquisite books.
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2020-10-09 18:03
Rare postal stamps, envelops and postcards on show at Mashhad museum
TEHRAN – An exhibition of rare postal stamps, envelops and postcards from around the world has opened its doors to the public at the Astan Quds Razavi Museum in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
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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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2020-09-27 23:56
Ready for a time travel? Just cross the threshold of Zaman Museum in Tehran
TEHRAN – In lots of places, “time” is just a self-evident concept people designed, and the universe really does not verify that seconds, minutes, or hours really exist. A day on earth is directly measured by the stances of the Sun.
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2020-09-27 21:17
Restorers launch project at Tehran’s UNESCO-tagged palace
TEHRAN – A team of restorers and cultural heritage experts have commenced working on some tile work that covers the exterior walls of Golestan Palace located in downtown Tehran, adjacent to the Grand Bazaar of the Iranian capital.
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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 20:54
Museum dedicated to printing industry being built in Bushehr
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage museum, dedicated to the printing industry, is being constructed in the port city of Bushehr, southwest Iran.
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2020-06-06 21:23
Visit Imam Jomeh House solely or on tour of ‘Old Tehran’
Imam Jomeh House is a magnificent structure and one of the magnificent buildings that stand tall in the historical core of Tehran.
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2020-05-01 18:02
Coronavirus: Qazvin reopens historical bazaar as lockdown eases
TEHRAN – The historical bazaar of Sa’d-al Saltaneh, which is located in the city of Qazvin, west-central Iran, has recently been reopened as lockdown measures are relaxed in the country.
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2020-04-07 18:59
European expertise to help restore ancient mosque in Iran
TEHRAN – Several European professionals have announced readiness to share expertise and offer advice for partially restoring Jameh Mosque of Qazvin, which is one of the oldest congregational mosques in Iran.
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2020-01-12 19:14
New restoration season starts on historical mosque in Zanjan
TEHRAN – A fresh season of restoration has recently started on historical Mirzaei Mosque in Zanjan, west-central Iran, CHTN reported on Saturday.
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2020-01-01 18:59
Iran’s first ‘modern university’ reopens to visitors
TEHRAN – The 19th-century madrasa of Dar ul-Funun in Tehran, known as Iran’s first modern university, has reopened doors to visitors while undergoing restoration work.
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2019-12-24 19:27
Newly-excavated site yields pre-historic to Islamic-era relics in Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists and researchers has recently unearthed pre-historic to Islamic-era relics and fragments of objects from a piece of land, which is speculated to be once a historical cemetery, in Asiabsar village, northern Mazandaran province.
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2019-12-14 18:43
Tehran center to review Qajar era photography
TEHRAN – The Iranian Academy of Arts will be playing host to a meeting on Monday, which plans to review the history of photography in the Qajar period (1789–1925).
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2019-12-06 18:47
Iranian crafter fuses Seljuk, Qajar eras into artwork
TEHRAN – An Iranian artisan has recently completed a lavishly-decorated tray using know-hows typically practiced during the Seljuk era (1037–1194) and Qajar epoch (1789 to 1925) of the Iranian history.
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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.
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2019-10-11 17:57
Iranian historical objects, artworks to go up for auction at Christie’s
TEHRAN – On October 24, Christie’s in London will auction 57 artworks and historical objects from Iran along with tens of counterparts from other Islamic countries and India.
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2019-09-29 20:08
Tehran museum to host meeting on Muharram rituals
TEHRAN - The Glass and Ceramic Museum of Tehran will this evening host a meeting to discuss Muharram rituals which were held during Qajar era (1789–1925) at Tekyeh Dowlat, a royal theater in downtown Tehran.
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2019-08-20 21:38
Explore Indian architectural marvels at Tehran’s Golestan Palace
TEHRAN – A loan exhibit featuring architectural marvels of India is underway at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran, which has long been a major destination for foreign travelers.
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2019-07-31 17:47
Japanese expertise to enliven UNESCO-tagged palace in Tehran
TEHRAN - Japanese experts are to make another face of Tehran’s UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in a special program dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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2019-07-14 23:29
Retrospective shows delicacy of mirrorwork in Iranian architecture
TEHRAN – Delicacy of mirrorwork in Iranian architecture is in the limelight at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran, where a retrospective of a veteran Iranian artisan is underway.
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2018-12-17 21:14
Tehran conference exploring “Iran in Transition”
TEHRAN – Political and social developments of Iran in the early 19th-century is being addressed in a two-day conference, which on Monday opened at the University of Tehran.
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2018-12-08 22:42
Golestan Palace to exhibit 19th-century cameras
TEHRAN – A total of 29 historical cameras, mainly (mostly) dating from the 19th-century, will go on display at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
