Calligraphy Museum of Iran
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| Established | August 19, 2017 |
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| Location | Shariati st., Tehran, Iran |
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| 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 | edit source]The museum is located in the former mansion of politician Gholamreza Fuladvand.[3]
Collections
[edit | edit source]A number of items in the collection came from the personal collection of Iranian calligrapher Abdollah Foradi.[3]
References
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