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  • Isfahan Music Museum: A journey into Iran’s musical heritage 2026-09-18 21:13

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Isfahan Music Museum: A journey into Iran’s musical heritage

    TEHRAN - Isfahan, one of Iran’s most celebrated historic cities, is renowned for its grand mosques, palaces, bridges and traditional arts. Once the capital of Iran during the Safavid era, the city remains one of the country’s most important cultural and tourism destinations. Beyond its better-known monuments, however, Isfahan also offers visitors a more intimate way to explore Iranian culture: through music.

  • Museum featuring 220 sound and music artifacts opens in Tehran’s Azadi Tower 2026-09-09 16:22

    Museum featuring 220 sound and music artifacts opens in Tehran’s Azadi Tower

    TEHRAN – A museum, featuring more than 220 musical instruments and objects related to sound and music, has opened at Tehran’s Azadi Tower, bringing together instruments from Iran and other parts of the world as well as vintage sound-recording and playback equipment.

  • Breathing life into a 6,000-year-old instrument: the Chogha Mish harp project 2026-06-17 17:50

    Breathing life into a 6,000-year-old instrument: the Chogha Mish harp project

    TEHRAN - For more than two decades, Iranian musician, instrument maker, and researcher Abdolali Bagherinejad has pursued an ambitious goal: reviving the sound of a harp that fell silent over 6,000 years ago. The celebrated curved harp has been reconstructed through meticulous study of ancient visual evidence from the archaeological site of Chogha Mish, near Dezful in southwestern Iran's Khuzestan province.

  • Deputy minister says Shirvan seeking national designation for Dotar making 2025-11-19 17:44

    Deputy minister says Shirvan seeking national designation for Dotar making

    TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy minister for handicrafts said on Tuesday that authorities are working to register the northeastern city of Shirvan as the country’s national hub for Dotar making during a visit to local artisans in the city located in North Khorasan province.