On this day in
1906: Dies Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright
1923 Piano player Alicia de Larrocha was born in Spain

National Museum of Iran, aging more than 70 years, containing 300,000 museum objects in an area more than 20,000 square meters, is not only the largest museum of History and Archaeology of the country, but ranks as one of the few most prestigious museums of the world in regard to grand volume, diversity and quality of its huge monuments. In the Iranian museum tradition it is considered Iran’s mother museum, aiming at preserving relics of the past to hand down to the next generations, enhancing better understanding among world peoples and nations, discovering and showing Iranian’s roles in shaping world culture and civilization and trying to enhance public knowledge
http://www.nationalmuseumofiran.ir/
30 Tir Ave, Emam Khomeini Ave, Tehran, Iran
Hours: From 21 March to 22 September: 9:00 – 18:00
From 23 September to 20 March: 9:00 – 17:00
The Museum is open everyday except Mondays and national holidays which are announced by the General Office of Museums.
The Museum is free to all visitors in the World Museum Day (18th May)