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موزهٔ ملی ایران Muze-ye Melli-ye Irān | |
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 Facade of the National Museum of Iran, Tehran | |
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| Established | 1937; 86 years |
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| Location | Tehran, Iran |
| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Collection size | +3 million (300,000 on display) [1] |
| Visitors | 500,000 (2011) [2] |
| Director | Jebrael Nokandeh |
| Owner | ICHTO |
| Website | irannationalmuseum.ir |
The National Museum of Iran (Persian: موزهٔ ملی ایران Mūze-ye Melli-ye Irān) is located in Tehran, Iran. It is an institution formed of two museums; the Museum of Ancient Iran and the Museum of the Islamic Era, which were opened in 1937 and 1972, respectively. The institution hosts historical monuments dating back through preserved ancient and medieval Iranian antiquities. It also includes a number of research departments, categorized by different historical periods and archaeological topics. National Museum of Iran is the world's most important museum in terms of preservation, display and research of archaeological collections of Iran, and currently displays works that express the richness of history, culture, civilization, art, economic growth and technological achievements of Iran.[3]
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- ^ "Diplomatic whirl". The Economist.
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