Art & Culture

Museums

  • Naderi Garden Museum

    Naderi Garden Museum

    The complex of Naderi Garden Museum including Nader shah Afshar Tomb (1100-1160 A.H), known as the Napoleon of...

  • Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum

    Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum

    Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum is located in the historical texture of the city in Ostandari street, behind Aali...

  • The Stone Museum in Taq-e Bostan (Kermanshah)

    The Stone Museum in Taq-e Bostan (Kermanshah)

    The Stone Museum is placed next to the historical area of Taq-e Bostan. It includes over forty stone objects most of which related to Sassanid empire and also to Qajar. There are Sassanid capitals in the museum belonged to a palace which had never been constructed.

  • Jalaleddin Museum-Castle

    Jalaleddin Museum-Castle

    In addition to the historical importance, Jalaleddin Castle is also today used as the Ethnography Museum and it...

  • Kashan Puppet and Toy Museum (Isfahan Province)

    Kashan Puppet and Toy Museum (Isfahan Province)

    Ecotourism house and Puppet and Toy Museum of Kashan used to be the historical house of Jafar Allameh Feizi, a late Qajar poet and clerk. The history of house backs to over 150 years ago.

    Handicrafts

    The Fame & Myth

    • Hafez (Fars)

      Hafez (Fars)

      Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, son of Bahaʾ-al-Din, is the most famous poet and Sufi in the 8th...

    • Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami (Khorasan)

      Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami (Khorasan)

      Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami, known as \\"the Colossal Elephant\\" (Zhandeh Pil), was a poet and scholar of 9th century...

    • Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī

      Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī

      Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī was a Persian chemist, philosopher, and researcher

    • Sattar Khan (East Azerbaijan)

      Sattar Khan (East Azerbaijan)

      Sattar was born in 1284/1285 AH in the family of Haj Hasan, one of the residences of Qaradagh...

      Dance & Local Games

      Persian Foods

      • Baqali Polow (Dill Rice with Fava Beans)

        Baqali Polow (Dill Rice with Fava Beans)

        Baqali Polow (Baghali: Fava Beans & Polow: Rice) is a fresh and delicious Iranian dish that as the...

      • Tah Chin-e Morgh (Golden Crusted Saffron Rice Cake)

        Tah Chin-e Morgh (Golden Crusted Saffron Rice Cake)

        Tahchin is literally translated as “tah” meaning ‘bottom’ and “chin” meaning ‘to layer’. Tahchin is a gorgeous Persian rice...

      •  Ash-e Doogh

        Ash-e Doogh

        Ardabil is one of the coldest cities in Iran featuring several traditional and local foods compatible with the...

      • Qazvin Home-Made Cookies

        Qazvin Home-Made Cookies

        Art of making cookies is very popular among Qazvin women. Until recently, all sweets common for celebrating Norouz were made at homes. Therefore, women in this province are more occupied with this art on the eve of Norouz.

      • Chickpea Cookie (Nan-e Nokhodchi)

        Chickpea Cookie (Nan-e Nokhodchi)

        Chickpea cookie is one of the traditional pastries of Zanjan province. This pastry, with its simple ingredients and preparation method, is among the most delicious pastries that are particularly popular among the people of Zanjan during the Nowruz holidays.

        Costume


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