Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran/ Museum Information

The Glassware and Ceramic Museum

The building is situated in a garden with a span of 7,000 square meters and was used by Qavam himself till the year 1953.
Later, the building were sold to the Egyptians as the new premises for the embassy of Egypt and remained in their possession for seven years. When relations were strained between Iran and Egypt at the time of Abdul Nasser and subsequent to the closure of the Egyptian embassy in Iran, the Commercial Bank purchased the building.
However, it was sold to Farah Pahlavi’s bureau in 1976 and was turned into a museum by three groups of Iranian, Austrian and French architects. The museum was opened in 1980 and was registered in the list of national heritage in 1998.
Glassware and Ceramic Museum is administrated by Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization.The head of the museum is Mrs.Farzaneh Ghaeini.

The Temporary Exhibition Gallery

The Glassware Museum has allocated a part of its activities to short-term and temporary exhibitions. Therefore, it is possible to see on display some works kept in the storage of the Museum. When opportunity arises, this space is available to contemporary masters in different fields of art similar to those objects on permanent display. Therefore, the relationship of the Museum with more groups in society is enhanced and works of art from the past and present can be seen together.

The Museum Store

Welcome to The Museum Store at Glassware Museum. We have an array of exciting and unique products to make your shopping-from-home experience as enjoyable as possible. You can feel good about buying from us, because proceeds from your purchases support the Museum’s ongoing educational and research efforts. This store is supported by Cultural Heritage Foundation. Products you can find in store are:
Books
Pamphlets
Booklets
Posters
Postal Cards
Multimedia
Prototypes

The Training Courses

The Glassware Museum has allocated space for training courses. Thus it is possible to teach various fields of art that are related to the Museum

The main training services the museum offers are pottery and Glass work for the school age children and the adults.
Each course consists of 10 sessions and lasts 2.5 months, and is held on every weekday except Fridays.
Please telephone the museum for more information.

The Museum Library

There is a Proffessinoal library was built on the recent years located on the northwest side of the museum Yard, including 4,000 books in the field of Archaeology and Art History.