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The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran () is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. It is administered and funded by the Government of Iran. It was first established in 1985 by legislation from the Majlis merging 11 research and cultural organizations. In 2019, the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) was converted into the Ministry. The current Minister has been Reza Salehi Amiri since 21 August 2024.


Locations

Select list of notable museums and palaces overseen by ICHTO, listed in alphabetical order. * Abgineh Museum of Tehran (Glassware and Ceramics Museum of Iran) * Arg-e Bam * Carpet Museum of Iran * Golestan Palace * Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History * Malek National Museum of Iran * Naqsh-e Jahan Square * National Car Museum of Iran * National Museum of Iran * Niavaran Palace Complex * Pars Museum of Shiraz * Pearl Palace (Morvarid Palace) * Reza Abbasi Museum * Sa'dabad Palace Complex


Some organizations administered by ICHTO


Iran Tourism and Touring OrganizationCultural Heritage News AgencyICHTO Public Relations OfficeResearch Center for Conservation of Cultural RelicsICHTO Documentation CenterNoruz Anthropology Research CenterTechnical Office for Preservation Projects of ICHTOResearch Center of the Traditional Arts


Select ICHTO archeological projects


Masooleh Historical TownHaft Teppe
*Ayapir * Chogha Zanbil * Soltaniyeh * Behistun * Takht-e Soleyman / Adur Gushnasp * Arg-e Bam * Persepolis and Pasargadae ICHTO has branches in all
Provinces of Iran Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces ( ''Ostân''), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: , ''Markaz (country subdivision), Markaz'') of that province. The provincial ...
that administer and operate local projects, sites and museums.


See also

* Tourism in Iran * Iranian art * International rankings of Iran * Culture of Iran *
History of Iran The history of Iran (also known as Name of Iran, Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a socio-cultural region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence exerted by the Iranian peoples and ...
*
Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase a ...
* Architecture of Iran * Economy of Iran * Society for the National Heritage of Iran


References


External links

*(in Persian
Official website
*(in English
Official websiteVisit Iran
(Sightseeing information website by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization)


Province branches


East Azarbaijan ICHTOTehran ICHTOKhorasan ICHTOQazvin ICHTOQom ICHTOSemnan ICHTOKerman ICHTOIsfahan ICHTOLorestan ICHTOMarkazi ICHTOFars ICHTOKermanshah ICHTOBirjand ICHTOKurdestan ICHTOMazandaran ICHTOSistan and Baluchestan ICHTOBushehr ICHTOGilan ICHTOHamedan ICHTOYazd ICHTO

Zanjan MCTH
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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
2019 establishments in Iran History organisations based in Iran Cultural heritage of Iran
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
Ministries established in 2019
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...