{"id":8408,"date":"2016-09-29T00:55:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T00:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=8408"},"modified":"2026-10-05T02:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:32:16","slug":"reza-abbasi-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/reza-abbasi-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Reza Abbasi Museum: Persian Art and Visitor Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Reza Abbasi Museum<\/strong> in Tehran presents Iranian art chronologically, linking pre-Islamic archaeology with Islamic ceramics, metalwork, manuscripts, calligraphy and Persian painting. Named after the influential Safavid painter Reza Abbasi, it is one of Tehran\u2019s most focused museums for understanding Iranian visual culture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/reza-abbasi-museum\/#what-to-see-at-reza-abbasi-museum\" >What to See at Reza Abbasi Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/reza-abbasi-museum\/#planning-your-visit\" >Planning Your Visit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/reza-abbasi-museum\/#gallery\" >Gallery<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-to-see-at-reza-abbasi-museum\"><\/span>What to See at Reza Abbasi Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The collection spans from the second millennium BCE to the early 20th century. Iran\u2019s official tourism portal describes galleries for pre-Islamic objects, Islamic art, painting, calligraphy and temporary exhibitions. Displays include ceramics, metal objects, manuscripts and works associated with Persian painting traditions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"planning-your-visit\"><\/span>Planning Your Visit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The museum is on Shariati Street near Seyed Khandan. Opening days, ticket prices and gallery access can change, so confirm current visitor information before travelling. For broader context, see SURFIRAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/tehran-travel-guide\/\">Tehran travel guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/golestan-palace\/\">Golestan Palace guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"gallery\"><\/span>Gallery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Reza Abbasi Museum in Tehran, from pre-Islamic artifacts to Islamic art, Persian painting and calligraphy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":60172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15740],"tags":[317],"class_list":["post-8408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tehran","tag-tehran"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Reza-Abbasi-Museum.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}