Carpet Museum Tehran

Iranian carpets are one of the unique masterpieces created by people from Tabriz, Kashan, Isfahan and Kerman. The best place to learn about Persian Carpet is Carpet Museum of Tehran. In this interesting museum, you will see loads of different types of Persian Carpets. Each one is telling you its very own unique story in shape of knots, treads, and colors.

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Architecture

The museum opened by Queen Farah Pahlavi and mixes classic ‘70s style with carpet-inspired function – the exterior is meant to resemble threads on a loom, which cool down the main building by casting shadows on its walls. It was designed by architect Abdul-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian. The architecture of the museum is highly spectacular and glorious.

It is noteworthy that, the decorations on the external facade of the Carpet Museum in Tehran is exactly similar to a carpet loom. The exhibition ground of the museum includes two halls the first one has been designed for permanent exhibitions and the second floor’s hall of the museum has been dedicated to the temporary exhibitions of carpet and Kilim.


Description of Carpet Museum

This amazing museum was constructed in 1356 SH, Bahman 22, representing a collection of the most noble and invaluable hand woven carpets. The museum exhibits a variety of Persian carpets from all over Iran, dating from the 16th century to the present. Iranian carpets are well known around the globe and almost every tourist leaves with a carpet or silk rug. Here you can see the world's first class carpets. The museum's exhibition hall occupies 3,400 square meters and its library contains 33,000,000 books.

This is a great place to see the full range of regional patterns and styles found in Iran. Look out for unique designs such as the Tree of Life with Kings and Notables. The permanent collection is downstairs, while upstairs is sometimes open for temporary exhibitions.


Persian Carpets

The most valuable samples of Persian carpets and Kilims related to a period between the 9th century and the contemporary time are kept here categorized based upon their quality, antiquity, and given to the other features of Persian carpets in terms of dying, design, pattern, weaving and the verity of carpet weaving centers.

Any tourist would be interested in becoming familiar with the symbols and latent meanings found in Persian carpets and rugs' myriad of images, and, to make this happen, the richest collection of Persian carpets, that is, the National Museum of Carpet, located at the heart of Tehran, surely would be the most advisable choice.

Opening hours

This museum is open for visitors on every day from 09:00 a.m. to 17:00p.m. except public mourning holidays.