Art & Culture

Museums

  • Morvarid Palace (Pearl Palace of Karaj)

    Morvarid Palace (Pearl Palace of Karaj)

    Pearl Palace or Morvarid Palace, which is also known as Shams Palace, is located in Mehrshahr of Karaj,...

  • Qazvin Museum or City Museum (Qazvin)

    Qazvin Museum or City Museum (Qazvin)

    Qazvin Museum which is also known as City Museum was established in 2005 in the area of Safavid Dowlatkhaneh (state office) in a short distance to Chehel Sotun Palace in Qazvin. The museum is in fact an archaeology museum encompassing over 7000 old and unique relics

  • Abadan Museum (Khuzestan)

    Abadan Museum (Khuzestan)

    Due to the oil production and its ancient civilization, Abadan is one of the most famous cities in the south of Iran. Ali Hannibal, the late Russian orientalist, who was extremely passionate about the Iranian civilization, language, literature and culture, changed his name form Arkadi Nestrovich Honnibal to Ali Hannibal after immigration to Iran and a change in his religion.

  • Isfahan School of Fine Arts Museum

    Isfahan School of Fine Arts Museum

    Isfahan School of Fine Arts is home to one of the most beautiful and newest museums in Isfahan. The museum, which still bears the name of the school, was established with the aim of exhibiting a part of the artworks created by the school\'s teachers and students.

  • Gaz-e Borkhar Ethnography Museum

    Gaz-e Borkhar Ethnography Museum

    Gaz-e Borkhar Ethnography Museum is placed in a part of a luxurious house related to Qajar which is now the place of the Adib Boroumand Cultural Foundation and Cultural Center and it was officially established on October 19, 2004, at material and spiritual expense of Majid Foroutan

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      Persian Foods

      • Street food in Tehran

        Street food in Tehran

        Tehran is home to various kinds of food and drinks; it’s the place to try traditional Persian food...

      • 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.

      • Gaz

        Gaz

        Gaz is a special pastry from Isfahan, Iran, which is recognized as the intellectual property of \\"Gaz of Isfahan\\" by UNESCO.

      • Caviar

        Caviar

        Caspian Sea caviar is the most aristocratic and expensive food in the world. Caviar is the roe of certain species of fish, which are called sturgeon. It is very time-consuming and difficult process to catch and harvest caviar.

      • Cutlet or Shami Kebab

        Cutlet or Shami Kebab

        Cutlet or Shami Kebab is one of the most popular and delicious traditional and yet fast foods in Iran. It can be served as the main course, appetizer, trip food, hot or cold sandwich.

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