Avicenna Museum (Ibn Sina Museum)

The Avicenna Museum was established in 1330 S.H, inside Avicenna mausoleum, in Ibn Sina square in the center of Hamedan city which introduces the character of Sheikh-ol-Rais, Abu Ali Sina, the famous Iranian physician. The museum has been devoted to the physic and art fields. Avicenna is among the best-known universal scientists and elites whose works especially Qanoon book was published in the medical field and translated several times into the most important languages around the world. It is a long time that this book is taught in the most authentic universities of the world.  This granted polymath has outstanding publications and ideas in different areas including philosophy, mathematics, physics, natural sciences, chaos sciences, music and psychology. He wrote 450 books most of which are on medicine and philosophy. The current location of Avicenna’s mausoleum had been the house of Abu Saeed Dakhook, his old friend, where Abu Ali Sina spent a while as his guest. The remains of Avicenna’s body were also moved to and buried in this place. The mausoleum occupied an approximately 3090m2 area in which the built-up area is estimated to be about 1792m2. the builder of this place was the granted master, Hooshang Seyhoun, who constructed the building in two architectural styles of ancient Iran and Islamic Iran. It has 12 columns for a certain reason indicating 12 fields of knowledge in which Avicenna was a professional. The museum has been placed in the south side of the mausoleum from 1330 S.H. In order to preserve coins, potteries, bronzes and other objects found in the surrounding areas which are related to thousand years ago, and some other Islamic materials, they are totally kept in the museum. One of the most interesting objects on display in this museum is a photo of Avicenna’s skull that was probably registered when the old building was being ruined. Many works are remained from Avicenna or attributed to him, a comprehensive list of which has been registered on the List of Avicenna’s Mosnafat Versions. This list includes 131 original writings of Avicenna and 111 attributed works.