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  • Museums
  • Tehran museums:
  • Abkar Miniatures Museum (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1994), A collection of miniature paintings by Clara Abkar
    Ahmad Shahi (Niavaran)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1985), Pahlavi period
    Air Force Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1972), Various real and model aircraft , visit during the Fajr Decade (Bahman 12th to 22nd)
    Aks Khaneh (Golestan Museum )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967),
    Azadi Cultural Complex
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1971), Pre-Islamic to ghajar period artifacts, library
    Behzad Museum (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1994), Classical and modern painting by master Behzad
    Carpet Museum of Iran
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), Iranian carpets, rugs andguelims from the Safavid period To the present and several carpets from neighboring countries, library

    General Phone Numbers

    •  General Museum Information:

    P.O.Box : 11365-4595
    Tel : +98 21 8962703
    Fax : +98 21 8967707

    Address:

    Carpet Museum of Iran is Located on a beside of Lale Bustan ,Fatemi and Karegar Junction .

    http://carpetmuseum.ir/

    Cinema Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1998), Personal belongings of martyrs and documents related with the culture of seld-delication
    Coin Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967), Coins from various periods (Visit during the fajr decade)
    Contemporary Arts Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), Inspired from traditional Iranian architecture, this museum is an important center of activities related with plastic arts and regularly holds various temporary exhibitions
    Dr. Hessaby Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1992), Medals, personal items, books and curricular documents belonging to Dr. Hessaby, library
    Emarat Almas (Golestan Museum )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967),

    http://www.golestanpalace.ir 

    Ethnological Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1937), Aspects of past and present urban, rural and tribal life, library
    Ethnological Research Museum (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1994), Ethnological artifacts
    Fine Arts Museum (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1982), Built of black marble, and therefore known as the Black Palace, this museum houses painting schools
    Geological Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1966), Various fossils (restricted to school children)
    Glassware and Ceramics Museum of Iran
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), Commissioned in the 19th century by ahmad Qavan as his personsl residence. This valuable building was transformed into a museum in 1976, with the cooperation of Iranian and Austrian engineers. It houses glassware and ceramics artifacts from prehistoric times to the present, glass tubes, striated pefume vials from the 2nd and 1 st millennia BC, cut cups and ewers from Achaemenian and Islamic periods, plain terra cotta vesels from the pre-christian era, primitively glazed terra cotta wares from the 3rd millennium BC and Islamic epriod terra cotta vesels, library

    Opening times:
    Every day of the year except Mondays and Religious Holidays.
    Visiting Hours in Spring & Summer:
    Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9:00 to 18:00
    Visiting Hours in Autumn & Winter:
    Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9:00 to 17:00
    From 9:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 18:00


    Web-site: http://www.glasswaremuseum.ir

    Golestan palace and Garden Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967),
    Hadaya And Ashyae Khareji (Golestan Museum )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967),
    Haftchenar Nature & Wildlife Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), Live birds and fish and stuffed animal specimens
    History Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1990), Paintings, models and slide shows depiction various historic periods
    History Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1996), Items of contemporary (last 200 years) Iranian history, including Nasser-ed-Din Shahs personal effects, vesels, paintings by Kamal-ol-Molk, etc.
    Iranian Electrical Industry Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1995), Technical instruments and documents covering some 110 years of electricty production in Iran
    Iranian National Museum Of Water (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1999), Traditional items related with the provision, transportation and exploitation of water in the course of Iranian history
    Islamic Period Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1996), Artifacts from the culture and arts of the Islamic period are exhibited on three Floors. First floor: assembly and temporary exhibition halls. Second floor: qorans, manuscripts, paiantings, calligraphic, terra cotta hall, metal hall, textiles hall. Third floor: various items from the Islamic period exhibited in a chronological sequence with an emphasis on Islamic period architectural decoration

    Jahan Nama (Niavaran )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), Ancient artifacts and contemporary period plastic art works from Iran

    http://niavaranpalace.ir/ 

    Main Niavaran Palace
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1985), pahlavi period carpets, vessels, statues..
    Malek National Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1937),Works by kamal-ol Molk, ministure paintings, coins, calligraphic works, stamp collections, flag collection, superb ancient carpets, library
    Map Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1998), A collection of ancient maps of Tehran, Iran and the world. Ancient cartographic and mapping instruments
    Mardom Shenasi Museum (Golestan Museum )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967),
    Martyr mohammad-Ali Rajaei Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1994), Belongings and works of Matyr Rajaei
    Mellat Palace (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1981), It houses Iranian carpets, Iranian and foreign paintings, Italian, French and Czechovakian chandeliers, German and French porcelain wares and a desk belonging to Marie-Antoinette

    http://www.saadabadpalace.org

    Military Museum (Sad Abad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1983), Iranian military weapons and uniforms from the achaemenian period to the present
    Mir- Emad calligraphy Museum (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), A collection representing the development of calligraphy in Iran
    Money Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), Coins banknotes from different historic periods
    Museum Of Contemporary Articrafts Of Iran
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1994), Current articrafts of Iran

    Type of museum: Artistic
    Type of objects: Painting and sculptures
    Affiliated to: Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

    Address: Kargar-e Shomali Ave., Tehran, Iran
    Telephone: +98-21-653200
    Visiting hours: From 9:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 18:00

    Web-site: http://www.ir-tmca.com

    Museum Of Nations Art (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1995), Lacated in the basement of the Mellat palace, this museum Houses pre-Islamic and Islamic terra cotta artifacts and contemporary sculptures and paintings
    National Arts Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1930), The Negarestan Gardan was built txtween 1228 and 1230 AH. The house-kahaneh (pool-house) of the garden, built as a cross shapel hall with four shah-neshins (reception area) was connected to the garden. The cross shapel tetifice…

    http://www.nationalmuseumofiran.com

    National Jewels Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1960), Collection of national Jewels

    Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels:
    Affiliated: Iran's Central Bank
    Address: Ferdowsi Ave., Tehran, Iran
    Telephone: +98-20- 311 0101-9
    Visiting days and hours*** : Saturday, Sunday and Tuseday from 14:00 to 16:00

    National Museum of Iran
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1937), The administrative section comprises, historic , Lorestan, Islamic. Coins and seals, restoration, library and photography departments; the exhibition section comprises a permanent exhibition hall housing from the prehistoric era and the historic era until the early Islamic period, and the basements is delicated to temporary exhibitions
    Natural History Museum of Iran
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1973), Stuffed animals
    Nature and Wildlife Museum of Iran ( Darabad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1992), Live and stuffed animals, plants, library
    Negar Khaneh Ghajar (Golestan Museum )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967),
    Post & Communications Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1990), This Museum comprises sections dedicated to displaying postage stamps and ancient communication instruments
    Presidency Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1983), Presents offered to the President of the Republic
    Rassam Arabzadeh Carpet Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1995), Carpets & carpet designs
    Reza Abbasi
    City: Tehran
    Description: N/A

    Address: No. 972, Shariati Street, before Seyed Khandan Bridge, Tehran, Iran
    Telephone: +98-21-863001 / 863002 / 863003 / 863006
    Visiting Hours in Spring & Summer: From 9:00 to 18:00 (Monday's Closed)
    Visiting Hours in Autumn & Winter: From 9:00 to 17:00 (Monday's Closed)

    Web-site: http://www.rezaabbasimuseum.org

    Saba Residence
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1975), Musical instruments and personal belonging of the late Abolhassan Saba
    Sabz (Green) Palace (Sad Aabaad)
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1981), Built in 1928, the museum features superb stucco carvings and mirror-works and houses Iranians marquetry items and carpets as well as foreign chandeliers, paintings, sculptures and Lois xvi furniture, docks, candlesticks and bronze flower vases
    Saheb Gheraniyeh (Niavaran )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1998), Built in 1849 (Qajar period), this museum houses collections of historic artifacts from the Qajar periods

    http://www.niavaranpalace.org

    Sepah Bank Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (Ca. 1969), Open to the public during feats and official ceremonies
    Shamsol Emareh (Golestan Museum )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967),

    http://www.golestanpalace.org

    Shohada (Martyrs) Museum of Behesht-e Zahra
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1996), Belongings and art works related with the culture of martydomm and self-declic
    Shohada (Martyrs) Museum of Chizar
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), Belongings and art works of Tehran province martyrs
    Sizdah Aban museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1943), Sculptures and drowings by master Sanati
    Takht-e-Marmar (Golestan Museum )
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1967),
    Tehran University Sciences Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1959), Stuffed animals dried plants ( Restricted to high school and university students, on appointment)
    Tehranology Center Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1997), Social and political developments of Tehran and the course of the Islamic Revolution, together with models, maps and photographs
    Time Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1999), Evolution of time-measurement instruments
    Traditional Arts Museum and Workshop
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1930), Workshop of incised metalwork, marquetry, inlay on wood, brocade weaving, Carpet weaving guilim weaving, miniature painting, illumination, musical Instruments manufacture, enamel, ceramic manufacture
    Underglass Painting Museum
    City: Tehran
    Description: (1998), A collection of underglass paintings

    http://www.glasswaremuseum.org

    Zoological Museum
    City: Karaj
    Description: (1928), Stuffed animals (Groups: Even days, on appointment)

     

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