Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran (Persian: وزارت میراث فرهنگی، گردشگری و صنایع دستی ایران, Vezârat-e Mirâs-e Farhangi, Gardeshgari va Sanâye'-e Dasti-ye Irân) 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 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.[3] The current Minister is Ezzatollah Zarghami, being appointed 25 August 2021 by Ebrahim Raisi.
وزارت میراث فرهنگی، گردشگری و صنایع دستی ایران Vezârat-e Mirâs-e Farhangi, Gardeshgari va Sanâye'-e Dasti-ye Irân | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1985 |
Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Employees | 7,200 (2013)[1] |
Annual budget | 375 billion toman (2014)[2] |
Agency executive | |
Website | www |
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-é Bam
- Carpet Museum of Iran
- Golestan Palace
- Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History
- Malik National Museum of Iran
- Naghsh-i Jahan Square
- National Car Museum of Iran
- National Museum of Iran
- Niavaran Palace Complex
- Pars Museum of Shiraz
- Pearl Palace (Morvarid Palace)[4]
- Reza Abbasi Museum
- Sadabad Palace
Some organizations administered by ICHTO
- Iran Tourism and Touring Organization
- Cultural Heritage News Agency
- ICHTO Public Relations Office
- Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics
- ICHTO Documentation Center[permanent dead link]
- Noruz Anthropology Research Center
- Technical Office for Preservation Projects of ICHTO
- Research Center of the Traditional Arts
Select ICHTO archeological projects
- Masooleh Historical Town
- Haft Teppe
- Ayapir
- Chogha Zanbil
- Sultaniyeh
- Bisutun
- Takht-i-Suleiman / Adur Gushnasp
- Arg Bam
- Persepolis and Pasargad
ICHTO has branches in all Provinces of Iran that administer and operate local projects, sites and museums.
See also
References
External links
- (in Persian) Official website
- (in English) Official website
- Visit Iran (Sightseeing information website by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization)