Calligraphy Museum of Iran explained

Calligraphy Museum of Iran
Coordinates:35.7038°N 51.4325°W
Location:Shariati st., Tehran, Iran
Type:Art museum
Director:Shahab Shakiba
Owner:Municipality of Tehran
Collection Size:200

Calligraphy Museum of Iran is an art museum in Tehran Province. It opened on August 19, 2017. The museum has about 200 works on public display, which include calligraphy pieces, manuscripts, calligraphy tools and other objects related to the art of calligraphy. The historical period of the artworks covers from the third hijri century to the beginning of the Pahlavi period.[1] [2]

History

The museum is located in the former mansion of politician Gholamreza Fuladvand.[3]

Collections

A number of items in the collection came from the personal collection of Iranian calligrapher Abdollah Foradi.

References

  1. Web site: سید شهاب الدین شکیبا مدیر موزه خوشنویسی شد . 2024-01-27 . Irna . fa.
  2. Web site: 2017-07-09 . جزئیات راه‌اندازی موزه خوشنویسی ایران/ هجمه‌ها شروع شده است . 2024-01-27 . Mehr News Agency . fa.
  3. Web site: 2017-08-20 . Tehran building converted into Calligraphy Museum of Iran . 2024-01-27 . Tehran Times . en.

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