Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran
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Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. 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 Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh
Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh
Hamid Baqai is an Iranian politician.He was governor of Fars province.He was appointed Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization on 19 May 2011, by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.-External links:*, Press TV, May 23, 2011...
.
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 endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
.
Some ICHO Museums and Palaces
- National Museum of IranNational Museum of IranThe National Museum of Iran is a museum in Tehran, Iran. It is the combination of two museums, the old Muze-ye Irân-e Bâstân , and the modernistic white travertine National Arts Museum , inaugurated in 1972...
- Morvarid PalaceMorvarid palacePearl Palace Pearl Palace Pearl Palace (kakh-e Morvarid in Persian, also known as kahk-e Shams - (كاخ مرواريد ( شمس) is a large estate designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation on instructions from Shams Pahlavi, elder sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran...
- Sadabad PalaceSadabad PalaceThe Saadabad 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. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah lived there in the 1920s...
- Niavaran Palace ComplexNiavaran Palace Complexthumb|right|350px|The "Kushak" of Ahmad Shah, or [[Ahmad-Shahi Pavilion]] |PavilionNiavarān Palace Complex is a historical complex situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace, from the time of Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar...
- Golestan PalaceGolestan PalaceGolestān Palace pronounced "Kakheh Golestān" 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 SquareNaghsh-i Jahan SquareNaqsh-e Jahan Square , known as Imam Square , formerly known as Shah Square , is a square situated at the center of Isfahan city, Iran. Constructed between 1598 and 1629, it is now an important historical site, and one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites...
- Glassware and Ceramics Museum of Iran
- National Rug Gallery of Iran
- Reza Abbasi MuseumReza Abbasi MuseumThe Reza Abbasi Museum is a museum in Tehran, Iran. It is located in Seyed Khandan. The museum is named after Reza Abbasi, one of the artists in the Safavid period.-History:...
- Malik National Museum of IranMalik National Museum of IranMalek National Museum and Library is a museum and national library in Tehran, Iran. Its one of the biggest library of precious manuscripts in Iran. - History :Malek National Library and Museum was stationed at Malek’s historical house until 1966...
- National Car Museum of IranNational Car Museum of IranThe National Car Museum of Iran is a museum in Karaj, Iran, opened in the year 2001. Inside the museums are classic cars owned by the last Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty, Mohammad Reza Shah. There are two parts to the complex...
- Arg-é BamArg-é BamThe Arg-é Bam was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in the Kermān Province of southeastern Iran. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site "Bam and its Cultural Landscape". This enormous citadel on the Silk Road was built before 500 BC and remained in...
- Pars Museum of ShirazPars Museum of ShirazThe Pars Museum is a museum in Shiraz, Fars Province, southern Iran.The octagonal building was where royal guests were hosted during the Zand dynasty of Iran.It is also the burial place of is also where Karim Khan Zand....
- The National Museum of Medical Sciences History (Iran)The National Museum of Medical Sciences History (Iran)The 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...
The cultural heritage news agency isn't government. It is non-government.
Some organizations administered by ICHO
- Iran Tourism and Touring Organization
- Cultural Heritage News Agency
- ICHO Public Relations Office
- Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics
- ICHO Documentation Center
- Noruz Anthropology Research Center
- Technical Office for Preservation Projects of ICHO
- Research Center of the Traditional Arts
Some ICHO archeological projects
- Masooleh Historical Town
- Haft Teppe
- Ayapir
- Chogha Zanbil
- Sultaniyeh
- BisutunBehistun InscriptionThe Behistun Inscription The Behistun Inscription The Behistun Inscription (also Bistun or Bisutun, Modern Persian: بیستون The Behistun Inscription (also Bistun or Bisutun, Modern Persian: بیستون...
- Takht-i-SuleimanTakht-i-SuleimanFor the similarly named locations see Takht-e Suleyman Massif in Iran, Taxte Soleymān in Pakistan, and Sulayman Mountain near Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Taxte Soleymān, is an archaeological site in West Azarbaijan, Iran...
- Arg BamArg-é BamThe Arg-é Bam was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in the Kermān Province of southeastern Iran. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site "Bam and its Cultural Landscape". This enormous citadel on the Silk Road was built before 500 BC and remained in...
- PersepolisPersepolisPerspolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire . Persepolis is situated northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian, the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid...
and Pasargad
ICHO has branches in all Provinces of Iran
Provinces of Iran
Iran is subdivided into thirty one 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:
- East Azarbaijan ICHO
- Tehran ICHO
- Khorasan ICHO
- Qazvin ICHO
- Qom ICHO
- Semnan ICHO
- Kerman ICHO
- Isfahan ICHO
- Lorestan ICHO
- Markazi ICHO
- Fars ICHO
- Kermanshah ICHO
- Birjand ICHO
- Kurdestan ICHO
- Mazandaran ICHO
- Sistan and Baluchestan ICHO
- Bushehr ICHO
- Gilan ICHO
- Hamedan ICHO
- Yazd ICHO
See also
- International rankings of Iran
- Culture of IranCulture of IranTo best understand Iran, Afghanistan, their related societies and their people, one must first attempt to acquire an understanding of their culture. It is in the study of this area where the Persian identity optimally expresses itself...
- History of IranHistory of IranThe history of Iran has been intertwined with the history of a larger historical region, comprising the area from the Danube River in the west to the Indus River and Jaxartes in the east and from the Caucasus, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea in the north to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and Egypt...
- Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian InstitutionThe 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 endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
- Architecture of Iran