Tehran Sights

National Museum of Iran

#15 of 95 things to do in Tehran

#10 of 240 sights in Iran

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Good for: Jewels

  • Address
    • Si Tir St
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 021 6670 2061-6
  • Price
    • admission IR5000
  • Hours
    • 9am-5pm Tue-Sun, to 5.45pm summer

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Lonely Planet review for National Museum of Iran

The modest National Museum of Iran is no Louvre, but it is chock-full of Iran’s rich history and should be on every visitor’s list of things to see in Tehran.

 

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    Countries have gone to war over these jewels.

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    This museum makes you feel a little like you are in a Bond film. There's about a billion layers of security and the museum is effectively located in an underground vault. It's dark inside with the emphasis being on only lighting the jewels - and what a cacophany of jewels there are - they encrust everything. My favourite was a globe of the world with emerald oceans and Persia picked out in diamonds. I've never been to another museum quite like it.

    Good for: Jewels

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