Collections
Museums
موزههاInstitutions where Persian and Iranian craft objects can be seen. The summaries are general; check each museum's own site for current galleries, opening times and loans.
Iran
Carpet Museum of Iran
موزه فرش ایرانPersian carpets and flatweaves from several centuries and regions.
Visit website →Glass and Ceramic Museum of Iran
موزه آبگینه و سفالینههای ایرانIranian glass and ceramics, housed in a Qajar-era building.
Visit website →Reza Abbasi Museum
موزه رضا عباسیPainting, calligraphy, metalwork and ceramics across Iranian history.
Visit website →National Museum of Iran
موزه ملی ایرانArchaeology and the Islamic-era collection of Iran.
Visit website →United States
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Large Islamic art collection including Persian carpets, tiles, manuscripts and metalwork.
Visit website →National Museum of Asian Art (Smithsonian)
Persian manuscripts, paintings and metalwork.
Visit website →United Kingdom
Victoria and Albert Museum
Home of the Ardabil carpet and a broad collection of Iranian decorative arts.
Visit website →British Museum
Ancient Iranian objects and Islamic-era works on paper and metal.
Visit website →France
Musée du Louvre — Department of Islamic Art
Iranian ceramics, metalwork and textiles within the Islamic art department.
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