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Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. It is administered and funded by the Government of Iran.

It was established in 1985 by legislation from the Majles merging 11 research and cultural organizations.






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Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. It is administered and funded by the Government of Iran.

It was established in 1985 by legislation from the Majles merging 11 research and cultural organizations. The current director is Esfandiar Rahim Mashai.

It publishes and oversees the publication of many journals and books, and carries out projects in conjunction with foreign museums and academia. It is similar in scope and activity to the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its Financial endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine....
.

ICHO also has a News Agency, .

Some ICHO Museums and Palaces


  • National Museum of Iran
    National Museum of Iran

    The National Museum of Iran is an archeology and history museum located in Tehran. It preserves ancient Persian Empire antiquities including pottery vessels, metal objects, books, coins etc....
  • Morvarid Palace
    Morvarid palace

    Morvarid Palace is a large estate built by Shams Pahlavi, elder sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, in the late 1960s. It is located near Hesarak, Karaj and Mehrshahr, in the western suburbs of Karaj, Iran....
  • Sadabad Palace
    Sadabad Palace

    The Sadabad Palace is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran.The complex was first inhabited by Qajar monarchs and royal family in the 19th century....
  • Niavaran Palace Complex
    Niavaran Palace Complex

    Niavaran Palace Complex is situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace from the time of Nasir al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty is also inside this complex....
  • Golestan Palace
    Golestan Palace

    Golestan Palace is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city.The oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran, the Golestan Palace belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran?s Historic Arg ....
  • Naghsh-i Jahan Square
    Naghsh-i Jahan Square

    Naghsh-e Jahan Square , officially known as Imam Square , formerly known as Shah Square , situated at thecenter of Isfahan city, Iran....
  • National Rug Gallery of Iran
  • Malik National Museum of Iran
    Malik National Museum of Iran

    Malek National Museum and Library is a museum and national library in Tehran, Iran. The museum was inaugurated in 1997. It currently contains around 18000 manuscripts as well as other historical items such as coins, stamps, carpets and paintings....
  • National Car Museum of Iran
    National Car Museum of Iran

    The National Car Museum of Iran opened in Karaj, Iran in the year 2001. Inside the museums are classic cars owned by the last Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty, Mohammad Reza Shah....
  • Arg-é Bam
    Arg-é Bam

    The Arg-? Bam was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, Iran, a city in the Kerman province of southeastern Iran. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site "Bam and its Cultural Landscape"....
  • Pars Museum of Shiraz
    Pars Museum of Shiraz

    File:Pars museum.jpgThe Pars Museum of Shiraz is a museum and tourist attraction in Iran's Fars Province.The octagonal building was where royal guests were hosted during the Zand dynasty of Iran....
  • The National Museum of Medical Sciences History (Iran)
    The National Museum of Medical Sciences History (Iran)

    The National Museum of Medical Sciences History is a museum in Tehran, Iran.Inaugurated in 2001 by Mohammad Khatami, the museum is jointly operated by ICHO and Tehran University of Medical Sciences....


Some organizations administered by ICHO




Some ICHO archeological projects


  • Ayapir
  • Chogha Zanbil
  • Sultaniyeh
  • Bisutun
    Behistun Inscription

    The Behistun Inscription is a multi-lingual inscription located on Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the town of Jeyhounabad in western Iran....
  • Takht-i-Suleiman
    Takht-i-Suleiman

    For the similarly named locations see Takht-e-Sulaiman in Balochistan , and Sulayman Mountain near Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Takht-e Soleyman, is an archaeological site in West Azarbaijan, Iran....
  • Arg Bam
    Arg-é Bam

    The Arg-? Bam was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, Iran, a city in the Kerman province of southeastern Iran. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site "Bam and its Cultural Landscape"....
  • Persepolis
    Persepolis

    Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis is situated northeast of the modern city of Shiraz, Iran in the Fars Province of modern Iran....
     and Pasargad


ICHO has branches in all Provinces of Iran
Provinces of Iran

Iran is subdivided into thirty provinces , each governed from a local center, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital of that province....
 that administer and operate local projects, sites, and museums. Links to some of these branches are given below. Some links are in English and contain detailed information:



See also


  • Culture of Iran
    Culture of Iran

    To best understand Iran and its people, one must first attempt to acquire an understanding of its ancient culture. It is in the study of this area where the Iranian identity optimally expresses itself....
  • History of Iran
    History of Iran

    History of Iran and Greater Iran consists of the area from the Euphrates in the west to the Indus River and Syr Darya in the east and from the Caucasus, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea in the north to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the south....
  • Smithsonian Institution
    Smithsonian Institution

    The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its Financial endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine....
  • Architecture of Iran


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