National Museum of Iran

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National Museum of Iran

موزهٔ ملی ایران Muze-ye Melli-ye Irān
Facade of the National Museum of Iran, Tehran
Established	1937; 86 years
Location	Tehran, Iran
Type	Archaeology museum
Collection size	+3 million (300,000 on display) [1]
Visitors	500,000 (2011) [2]
Director	Jebrael Nokandeh
Owner	ICHTO
Website	irannationalmuseum.ir

The National Museum of Iran (Persian: موزهٔ ملی ایران Mūze-ye Melli-ye Irān) is located in Tehran, Iran. It is an institution formed of two museums; the Museum of Ancient Iran and the Museum of the Islamic Era, which were opened in 1937 and 1972, respectively. The institution hosts historical monuments dating back through preserved ancient and medieval Iranian antiquities. It also includes a number of research departments, categorized by different historical periods and archaeological topics. National Museum of Iran is the world's most important museum in terms of preservation, display and research of archaeological collections of Iran, and currently displays works that express the richness of history, culture, civilization, art, economic growth and technological achievements of Iran.^[3]