Iran is home to a wide variety of excellent museums. The country also offers a great selection of the unexpected for those looking to go beyond the popular museum mainstays.
Tehran, a city with millennia of history behind it, is today home to some of the world’s best museums. In recent decades, the city has also built up a reputation as a hotbed of modern art. Several museums have opened their doors to the public, adding to the already dizzying array of exhibitions.