Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History | |
Native Name: | Persian: موزه ملی تاریخ علوم پزشکی ایران |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Established: | 1997 |
Location: | Tehran Province, Tehran, Farshi Moqaddam St, Iran |
Type: | Historical museum |
The Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History is the first medical museum established in Iran by a joint project between the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, and Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
In the spring of 1997, Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab was appointed head of the project and the museum.
The museum was Inaugurated in September 2002 by Dr. Mohammad Farhadi, Dr. Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi and Sayyed Mohammad Beheshti and Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab. Since 2002 Dr. Shams Shariate Torbaqan has been the head of the museum.
The museum is jointly operated by ICHO and the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
The building of the museum, and is located in Amir Abad in Tehran. It has the following sections: