3 posts tagged with "national-museum-of-iran"

From sacred spring to stone museum the long journey of Khusro IIs bust

September 8, 2026 · 4 min read

From sacred spring to stone museum: the long journey of Khusro II's bust

Located north of Kermanshah, the Taq-e Bostan archaeological complex is renowned for its magnificent Sasanian rock reliefs and royal grottoes.

From sacred spring to stone museum: the long journey of Khusro II's bust

Echoes of the past Ceremonial dress of a Safavid noble

September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Echoes of the past: Ceremonial dress of a Safavid noble

The National Museum of Iran preserves a red-ground silk robe whose material and formal characteristics locate it firmly within the Safavid textile tradition.

Echoes of the past: Ceremonial dress of a Safavid noble

Changiz Sheykhli father of Iranian caving dies at 99

August 21, 2026 · 3 min read

Changiz Sheykhli, ‘father of Iranian caving,’ dies at 99

TEHRAN – Changiz Sheykhli, the pioneering figure who founded Iran’s modern caving and speleology movement, died on Wednesday, August 20, in Karaj at age 99, following a period of illness.

Changiz Sheykhli, ‘father of Iranian caving,’ dies at 99

From sacred spring to stone museum: the long journey of Khusro II's bust​

Echoes of the past: Ceremonial dress of a Safavid noble​

Changiz Sheykhli, ‘father of Iranian caving,’ dies at 99​

From sacred spring to stone museum: the long journey of Khusro II's bust

Echoes of the past: Ceremonial dress of a Safavid noble

Changiz Sheykhli, ‘father of Iranian caving,’ dies at 99