Glassware And Ceramic Museum

Iranians started using glass a long time ago so you can find objects here dating back from the 2nd millennium bc.

Glassware and ceramic museum. In the vicinity of the archaeological museum of tehran national museum of iran there is a small museum dedicated to glass and ceramics. Glassware and ceramic museum formerly known as abgineh opened in 1980 the museum is housed in the 1915 mansion of a former prime minister in reza shah s government and from 1953 60 it functioned as the egyptian embassy so the building itself has architectural merit. Glassware and ceramic museum of iran and its surrounding garden have a total area of 7000 square meters. In this beautiful building you can find glass and ceramic artifacts from neishabour kashan rey and gorgan.

موزه آبگینه و سفالینه ایران muze ye abgineh va sofalineh ye irān or simply abgineh museum persian. Glassware and ceramic museum of tehran. This two story building has a unique persian european architecture. Glassware and ceramic museum or abgine museum was the previous house of ghavam al saltaneh.

A ceramics museum is a museum wholly or largely devoted to ceramics usually ceramic art its collections may also include glass and enamel but typically concentrate on pottery including porcelain most national collections are in a more general museum covering all of the arts or just the decorative arts however there are a number of specialized ceramics museums with some focusing on the. It is an interesting museum located in a beautiful mansion dating back to the early twentieth century. Glassware and ceramic museum or abgine museum was the previous house of ghavam al saltaneh. The building is on two floors with five halls.

Hans hollein a famous. The glassware and ceramic museum of iran. Historical works on display at glassware and ceramic museum the collection of glass and clay works that are on display at the museum is among the rare collections in iran. Besides with the intelligence of hans hollein a famous austrian architect and designer the.

The premises that have been turned into museum where glass and clay works are on display were built about 90 years ago upon orders of ahmad qavam qavam ol saltaneh for his personal lodging residence and working office. It comprises clay pots dating back from the 4th millennium b c. The glassware and ceramic museum of iran also known as the abgineh museum. It is curated chronologically in such a way that pre islamic items are in the first floor containing bolur hall holding glassworks from ancient iran.

Glassware and ceramic museum of iran and its surrounding garden have a total area of 7000 square meters. Up to the contemporary era. The building is situated in a garden with a span of 7000 square meters and was used by qavam himself till the year 1953. In this beautiful building you can find glass and ceramic artifacts from neishabour kashan rey and gorgan.

Up to the present time as well as glass works from 1st millennium b c. Iranians started using glass a long time ago so you can find objects.