Ganjfeh or Ganjafa is a kind of card game that is a treasure of understanding, and because of its multiplicity in use in the word, it has been called Ganjfeh.…
Category: Heritage
Playing SETAR is a way of meditation
On a hot afternoon in Tehran, we met a Japanese girl Sawako Ishii who had come to Iran to learn Persian languages. She has played the Persian musical instrument as…
Distinguished Treasure of Rare Coins
Bank Sepah Museum has a 61 – year history. From1957 to 1967, Ms. Malkzade Bayani collected the most prominent Iranian coins, which were eventually displayed at Bank Sepah Museum in…
Iran National Museum bridges to past envents
Ahmad Sebt Hosseini– Historical museums are bridges to past events, linking our time to the previous centuries and creating an environment of learning. Many people point to the establishment of…
Dotar in the World Intangible Cultural Heritages
dotar (meaning "two strings' in Persian) has been submitted for inclusion in UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Iranian Handicrafts mixed with daily life
Crafts and traditional arts of Iran have long been influential in the ancient civilization. Now, Six Iranian cities and one village have been listed among the craft cities of the…
Fascination of Iran from an Archaeological Point of View
In recent years Iran became again a quite frequently visited destination of foreign cultural tourist from all over the world. This is not just because of the famous Iranian hospitality…