This museum originally started as a temporary exhibition a few years ago in an old house known as Zinat-ol-Molk House in Shiraz. It is at one side of Narenjestan e Qavam (Orangery) that used to be the court of Shiraz supreme judge in 19th century. As a matter of fact, the orangery was used like [...]
Treasury of National Jewels
A Collection of the most expensive jewels of the world, the incomparable “Treasury of the National Jewels” is collected over centuries. The value of the objects exhibited cannot only be judged by putting prices on them, but it should also be borne in mind that this collection reflects the creativity and taste of Iranian craftsmen [...]
Sa’ad Abad Palace Complex
With an area of more than 110 hectares, there lays Sa’ad Abad complex at the foot of the Alborz ranges, north of Tehran, situated to the west of Golab Dareh and east of Velenjak quarters. It was first the summer residence of Qajar kings, and then turned into Reza Shah’s summer residence following expansion and [...]
National Museum (Iran Bastan Museum)
National museum (Iran Bastan Museum, meaning Ancient Iran Museum) comprises of two Buildings: pre-Islam period & post-Islam period. The first Building, the older one, houses pre-Islam era’s objects and was built in 1937 by Reza Shah’s order. The second Building was allocated to post-Islam era’s objects. The second building was transformed into a museum after [...]
Museum of Anthropology
The building of this museum is situated inside the complex of palaces called Golestan meaning flower garden. The building came to be known as white palace because of its white stucco carvings on the facade executed in Europe’s 18th century style. Marble stairways and plinths are also in white. The building was built during Qajar [...]
