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The gates of Bagh Melli, where some offices of ICHO are located. The gates were constructed during the Qajar dynasty.
Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization (Persian: سازمان میراث فرهنگي، صنايع دستي و گردشگري) is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran. It is administered and funded by the Government of Iran.
It was established in 1985 by legislation from the Majles merging 11 research and cultural organizations. The current director is Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh.
It publishes and oversees the publication of many journals and books, and carries out projects in conjunction with foreign museums and academia. It is similar in scope and activity to the Smithsonian Institution.
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Some ICHO Museums and Palaces
- National Museum of Iran
- Morvarid Palace
- Sadabad Palace
- Niavaran Palace Complex
- Golestan Palace
- Naghsh-i Jahan Square
- Glassware and Ceramics Museum of Iran
- National Rug Gallery of Iran
- Reza Abbasi Museum
- Malik National Museum of Iran
- National Car Museum of Iran
- Arg-é Bam
- Pars Museum of Shiraz
- The National Museum of Medical Sciences History (Iran)
The cultural heritage news agency isn't government. It is non-government.
Some organizations administered by ICHO
- Iran Tourism and Touring Organization
- Cultural Heritage News Agency
- ICHO Public Relations Office
- Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics
- ICHO Documentation Center
- Noruz Anthropology Research Center
- Technical Office for Preservation Projects of ICHO
- Research Center of the Traditional Arts
Some ICHO archeological projects
- Masooleh Historical Town
- Haft Teppe
- Ayapir
- Chogha Zanbil
- Sultaniyeh
- Bisutun
- Takht-i-Suleiman
- Arg Bam
- Persepolis and Pasargad
ICHO has branches in all Provinces of Iran that administer and operate local projects, sites and museums. Links to some of these branches are given below. Some links are in English and contain detailed information:
- East Azarbaijan ICHO
- Tehran ICHO
- Khorasan ICHO
- Qazvin ICHO
- Qom ICHO
- Semnan ICHO
- Kerman ICHO
- Isfahan ICHO
- Lorestan ICHO
- Markazi ICHO
- Fars ICHO
- Kermanshah ICHO
- Birjand ICHO
- Kurdestan ICHO
- Mazandaran ICHO
- Sistan and Baluchestan ICHO
- Bushehr ICHO
- Gilan ICHO
- Hamedan ICHO
- Yazd ICHO
See also
- International rankings of Iran
- Culture of Iran
- History of Iran
- Smithsonian Institution
- Architecture of Iran
External links
- (Persian) CHN: ICHO Official News Service
- (English) CHN: ICHO Official News Service
- (Persian) Official website
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- Organisations based in Iran
- Government of Iran
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