Carpet Museum of Iran | |
Native Name: | موزه فرش ایران |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Map Type: | Iran Tehran |
Map Relief: | Location in Tehran |
Established: | 11 February 1978 |
Location: | Laleh Park Tehran, Iran |
Coordinates: | 35.7112°N 51.3904°W |
Type: | Art museum |
Located beside Laleh Park in Tehran the Carpet Museum of Iran was established by the order of Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi in 1976 to exhibit a variety of Persian carpets from all over Iran.
The museum's exhibition hall occupies and its library contains approximately 7,000 books.[1] The museum was designed by architect Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian.