This special museum maintains about 271 valuable artworks in different fields of painting, miniature, woodcarving, text tiling and many other fields of arts.
National Arts Museum of Iran in Tehran is a wonderful place for keeping the value of Iranian national and traditional art alive and depicting it to those who are keen on exploring it. The building was turned into a museum in 1309. In order to make the pool house appropriate for a museum, fifty years ago some parts were added to the southern and northern parts in the same form and finally the museum was formed in the current shape.
The building where the museum is located dates back to Qajar Era in Negarestan Garden. In addition to the magnificent collection inside the museum, the architecture of the building is also very attractive.
The building where the museum is located dates back to Qajar Era in Negarestan Garden. In addition to the magnificent collection inside the museum, the architecture of the building is also very attractive.
The facade of museum is adorned with tile works. It has a large wooden door with a network of glass panes. The wooden and carved planets as well as the velvet curtains are all the works of the artists employed by the museum.
The relics of this museum can be pointed as follows:
Miniatures in the style of the 10th century which has been painted recently. Each Miniature displays various artistic affects such as frame works, inlaid works,embossment works as well as gilded work. The statue of Haj Moqbel (Neyzan-e-Siyah-e-del Zendeh) (the black and hearty flute player), the masterpiece of Abol Hassan Khan Sediqi, apprentice of Kamal-ol-Molk. a tableau with a tile-work background relative to 40 years ago, besides many other pieces of works of art.
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