Malek National Museum and Library

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Malek National Library and Museum
35°41′13″N 51°24′55″E / 35.68694°N 51.41528°E / 35.68694; 51.41528
Location	Bagh Melli, Tehran, Iran
Type	National library, Public library, National Museum
Established	1996
Branch of	Astan Quds Razavi
Collection
Size	19,000 manuscripts 70,000 books
Criteria for collection	Manuscripts, Historical Artworks
Other information
Director	Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini
Website	malekmuseum.org

Malek National Museum and Library^[1] (Persian: کتابخانه و موزه ملی ملک) is a museum and national library in Tehran, Iran. Malek National Library and Museum Institution (MNLMI) is the first private museum of Iran, and one of the six large libraries holding the exquisite manuscripts. The MNLMI collection is a rich trove of the best manuscripts and Iranian historical artworks. The Institution is located in the historical precinct of “Bagh-e Melli”, that is considered the cultural-historical center of Tehran. Usually, the MNLM visitors are numerous university students and researchers, as well as tourists who enjoy its library and museum facilities. It is one of the biggest libraries of precious manuscripts in Iran, built by Hadji Hussein Agha Malek, the richest man in Iran at the time. He built it in a traditional Persian architecture style. One of the biggest contributors is Esat Malek Malek, Hadji Hussein Agha Malek's eldest daughter, who contributed to the museum's development.