Azarbaijan Museum

Azerbaijan Museum is the major archaeological and historical museum in Tabriz, northwestern Iran (East Azerbaijan province). It was established in April 1958. The museum consists of three major halls, a side yard, office rooms and a library. It mostly contains objects discovered from excavations in Iranian Azerbaijan, as well as artworks and sculptures. Its library contains more than 2500 books, both handwritten and printed, about history, archaeology, art and Iranian culture.

The Azerbaijan museum is the oldest museum in northwestern Iran. It exhibits objects from archaeological sites across the country, covering the full chronological span of its history. As such, it is one of the most important museums in Iran and a truly national one.

Galleries

The museum has three galleries. The first gallery bears the oldest remains from 5th millennium BC until the Sasanian era (212-656 AD).
The second gallery consists of two parts: one for Islamic archeology and another part for coins and seals. The third gallery includes some sculptures made by Ahad Hosseini.

Theft

On May 7, 2013, five silver plates belonging to the Sasanian era were stolen from Azerbaijan museum. In November 2013, Iranian police arrested the thieves but they couldn't retrieve the stolen items.

Location

Azerbaijan Museum is located in central Tabriz.

Photo gallery

File:TabrizAzerbaijanMuseum 2.JPG, Entrance Iwan of the Museum.
File:Azerbaijan Museum, Tabriz, Iran, and stone lions in entrance.jpg, Entrance of Museum in Summer.
File:Azerbaijan-Museum.JPG, 1st floor of the museum.
File:Zahhak castle stucco 2.JPG, Stucco, Parthian era, Zahhak castle, Hashtrud.
File:Eternal Love.jpg, Iron Age remains
File:Jiroft_tabriz_museum.JPG, Rock weight, Jiroft, 3rd millennium BC.
File:Jiroft_tabriz_museum_1.JPG, Rock weight, Jiroft, 3rd millennium BC.
File:Esmail_abad_pottery.JPG, Pottery, Esmail Abad, 5th millennium BC.
File:Jewel_antiquity_tabriz.JPG, Jewelry belonging to the 1st millennium BC.
File:Jewel_antiquity_tabriz_1.JPG, Jewelry belonging to the 1st millennium BC.
File:Qajar_jewel_box_.JPG, Jewel box, Qajar era (19th century).
File:Safavid_chinaware_tabriz.JPG, Safavid era chinaware (16th-18th centuries).
File:Gorgan_ceramic.JPG, Ceramic, Gorgan, 13th century.
File:Qajar_jewel_tabriz.JPG, Qajar era jewel (19th century).
File:Tabriz Sasanian Plate 2 .jpg, Sasanian era silver plate with golden cover.
File:Tabriz Museum Sasanid Glass 1.jpg, Sasanian Glassware.
File:Azerbaijan Museum, Tabriz, Iran, 1st. floor.jpg, Main hall in ground floor.
File:Azerbaijan Museum, Tabriz, Iran, 2nd. floor.jpg, Hall of Coins.
File:Sassanian agate stamp seal, Azerbaijan Museum.jpg, A royal seal with Pahlavic inscriptions, Hall of Coins.
File:Sassanian agate stamp seal 2, Azerbaijan Museum.jpg, Sasanian era seal, Hall of coins.
File:Besm allah stone.jpg, Three ton Bism Allah-Stone, an Egyptian 19th century calligraphy.

See also

* Amir Nezam House
* Constitution House of Tabriz
* Iron Age museum
* Museum of Ostad Bohtouni
* National Museum of Iran
* Pottery Museum of Tabriz
* Safir Office Machines Museum

References

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1958 establishments in Iran
Museums established in 1958
Museums in Tabriz
Archaeological museums in Iran