Cultural Heritage

Culture chiefs from Iran and Italy sign a deal to promote bilateral cooperation in a variety of fields including archeology, music, translation and the movie industry.

The old lock making craft is close to becoming history in Iran.

A cultural heritage official in Kerman Province has said that Iran has submitted to UNESCO three qanats in Kerman as its nominees for the World Heritage List.

The recent finds have revealed that Persian tribes took up residence in Bojnourd at least 4,200 years ago.

Iranians celebrate Sepandarmazgan in which women, the Earth and life which all have one thing in common – reproduction – are respected and praised.

The draft of the memorandum of understanding has been handed to Italian officials for approval, said Ali Jannati.

The 349 artifacts which were recently returned home from Belgium have been unveiled at the National Museum of Iran with President Rouhani in attendance.

If future excavations confirm the assumptions of archeologists, the theory about the shrinking and final annihilation of the Burnt City should be fully revised.

After tests, the 7,000-year-old human skeleton is to be transferred to the National Museum of Iran to be put on display.

A considerable number of the country's 15,000 classic cars have either been scrapped or taken out of the country.

The archeological excavations in southern province of Hormozgan produced a pottery piece engraved with early orthography and an ancient stamp dating back to the 3rd millennium BC.

Dar ul-Funun, the first modern institute of higher education in Iran established in 1851 is to be restored; part of the complex will change into a museum of education.

Biglar Beigi Garden, which was registered as a national site in 2002, is undergoing renovation.

Going through different stages of the magic hill, children will get to know the difficulty that archeologists face in recovering ancient items that go on display in museums.

The marble jar was excavated from the grave of a young woman and her child in the Burnt City cemetery.

The historical Bam Citadel in photos eleven years after the 2003 earthquake.

Following a Belgian court ruling, 349 Iranian artifacts dating back millennia have been sent back to Iran.

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, which is a collection of dams, tunnels, ancillary canals and watermills in Shushtar, Khuzestan Province, shows how Iranians in the Achaemenid Era used to provide water to the city.

Qaleh Sang (rock castle) of Sirjan in Kerman Province goes back to the Sassanid Era.

The historical objects, dating back to 2000 B.C., had been discovered by a French woman and were later smuggled out of Iran by a Belgian diplomat.

The key objective of the 5-year archeological project in Kaldar Cave is to develop an understanding of the global position of this region in Paleolithic studies.

Tal Ghale Seyfabad in the southern city of Kazerun was a trade and economic center in the Sassanid era.

The National Library chief says his organization needs money to buy back the Iranian manuscripts which are kept in poor conditions in other countries.

Forg Castle is located in a namesake village in eastern province of Southern Khorasan. It is one of Iran's attractions that date back to the Afshar era.

Museums in Tehran province offer free admission to students to mark the national Student Day.