Reza Abbasi Museum The name of the museum comes from an artist of the Safavid period named Reza Abbasi. The collection on display and in storage belong to a period from the 2nd millennium BC to the early 20th century right at the end of the Qajar period.The exhibits are organised chronologically starting with the top-floor...Read More
Complex of Niavaran The Complex of Niavaran is a garden of historical buildings and natural attractions situated close to the mountains in the north of Tehran. Its origin goes back to the Qajar dynasty where the garden was used as a summer residence. The main palace was completed in 1968 and it was the primary residence...Read More
National Museum The National Museum of Iran opened in 1937. The building was designed by a French architect André Godard and even today is one of the more attractive modern buildings in Tehran.This modest museum is chock-full of Iran’s rich history. The collection includes ceramics, pottery, stone figures and carvings, mostly taken from excavations at Persepolis,...Read More
National Jewelry Treasury The National Jewelry Treasury is located in the central bank just south of Ferdowsi square at the heart of Tehran. Most of the collection in the Treasury of National Jewels dates back to Safavid times, when the shahs scoured Europe, India and the lands of the Ottoman Empire for booty with which to decorate their...Read More
Qasr Museum The Qasr (Castle) originally was built in 1790 as a palace by the Qajar dynasty. In the early 20th century a prison, designed to meet international standards by the Russian architect Nikolai Markov, was constructed and it’s this building that forms the first part of the museum. This imaginative sculpture park and museum occupies...Read More
