Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran

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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 Esfandiar Rahim Mashai.

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.

ICHO also has a News Agency, Cultural Heritage News Agency.

Contents 1 Some ICHO Museums and Palaces 2 Some organizations administered by ICHO 3 Some ICHO archeological projects 4 Provincial Branches 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] Some ICHO archeological projects

• Masooleh Historical Town
• Haft Teppe
• Ayapir
• Chogha Zanbil
• Sultaniyeh
• Bisutun
• Takht-i-Suleiman
• Arg Bam
• Persepolis and Pasargad

[edit] Provincial Branches

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

[edit] See also

• Culture of Iran
• History of Iran
• Smithsonian Institution
• Architecture of Iran

[edit] External links

• CHN: ICHO Official News Service
• Official websitefr:Organisation de l'héritage culturel d'Iran

fa:سازمان میراث فرهنگی، صنایع دستی و گردشگری

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