Tehran building converted into Calligraphy Museum of Iran

TEHRAN TIMES

TEHRAN---A historical house in Tehran has been converted into the Calligraphy Museum of Iran. The museum, home to a rare collection of Persian calligraphy, was inaugurated on Saturday during a ceremony attended by a large number of calligraphers and artists. The house that was formerly owned by Gholamreza Fuladvand, a senator during the reign of Iran’s last monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was converted into a museum under the auspices of Tehran Municipality’s Beautification Organization. Speaking at the ceremony, the director of the organization, Isa Alizadeh, said that calligraphy enjoys a high status in Islamic art. [More]