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Carpet Museum of Iran
Address:
Intersection of Dr. Fatemi avenue, Northern Kargar street (Amirabad street), Amirabad, Tehran, Iran
Visiting time:
9 in the morning till 5 in the afternoon (6 in the afternoon during summer)
Weekly holiday:
Mondays
Annual holidays:
Days of mourning
About: Carpet Museum of Iran
Carpet Museum is one of the museums in Tehran. This museum was built to the order of Farah Pahlavi and opened on 22nd of Bahman 1356. The building of the museum has an interesting architecture. Its exterior design is in the form of a carpet loom and the building is 3400 square meters which is comprised of two halls to represent Iranian hand-woven rugs and carpets. The ground floor of the museum is considered to represent 150 carpets and the second floor is designed to hold case and seasonal exhibitions.
The purpose of forming this museum can be considered a research in backgrounds, education and historical quality of carpet art and industry, especially Iranian carpets. The museum contains other products such as rugs as well. Designer of this museum was Abdolaziz Farmanfarmanian.
General Specifications
Name
Carpet Museum of Iran
Year of Establishment
1978 (1356 solar calendar)
Suggestions
Nearest tourist attractions
Laleh Park
Access route
Address
Intersection of Dr. Fatemi avenue, Northern Kargar street (Amirabad street), Amirabad, Tehran, Iran
Phone number
88962703 - 88967707
Facilities
Museum Guide
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Carpet Museum of Iran
