Calligraphy Museum of Iran
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| Established | August 19, 2017 |
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| Location | Shariati st., Tehran, Iran |
| Coordinates | 35°42′14″N 51°25′57″E / 35.7038381°N 51.4324667°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | 200 |
| Director | Shahab Shakiba[1] |
| Owner | Municipality of Tehran |
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
[edit]The museum is located in the former mansion of politician Gholamreza Fuladvand.[3]
Collections
[edit]A number of items in the collection came from the personal collection of Iranian calligrapher Abdollah Foradi.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "سید شهاب الدین شکیبا مدیر موزه خوشنویسی شد". Irna (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ "جزئیات راهاندازی موزه خوشنویسی ایران/ هجمهها شروع شده است". Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ a b "Tehran building converted into Calligraphy Museum of Iran". Tehran Times. 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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