The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran () is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran. It is administered and funded by the Government of Iran.
It was first established in 1985 through legislation from the Majlis merging 11 research and cultural organizations. In 2019, the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) was converted into the Ministry. The current Minister has been Reza Salehi Amiri since 21 August 2024.
Locations Select list of notable museums and palaces overseen by ICHTO, listed in alphabetical order. Abgineh Museum of Tehran (Glassware and Ceramics Museum of Iran) Arg-e Bam Carpet Museum of Iran Golestan Palace Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History Malek National Museum of Iran Naqsh-e Jahan Square National Car Museum of Iran National Museum of Iran Niavaran Palace Complex Pars Museum of Shiraz Pearl Palace (Morvarid Palace) Reza Abbasi Museum Sa'dabad Palace Complex
Select ICHTO archeological projects Masooleh Historical Town Haft Teppe Ayapir Chogha Zanbil Soltaniyeh Behistun Takht-e Soleyman / Adur Gushnasp Arg-e Bam Persepolis and Pasargadae
ICHTO has branches in all provinces of Iran that administer and operate local projects, sites and museums.
See also Tourism in Iran Iranian art Culture of Iran History of Iran Architecture of Iran Economy of Iran Society for the National Heritage of Iran
References
External links (in Persian) Official website (in English) Official website Visit Iran (Sightseeing information website by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization)
Organizations administered by ICHTO Iran Tourism and Touring Organization Cultural Heritage News Agency ICHTO Public Relations Office Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics ICHTO Documentation Center Noruz Anthropology Research Center Technical Office for Preservation Projects of ICHTO Research Center of the Traditional Arts
Province branches East Azarbaijan ICHTO Tehran ICHTO Khorasan ICHTO Qazvin ICHTO Qom ICHTO Semnan ICHTO Kerman ICHTO Isfahan ICHTO Lorestan ICHTO Markazi ICHTO Fars ICHTO Kermanshah ICHTO Birjand ICHTO Kurdestan ICHTO Mazandaran ICHTO Sistan and Baluchestan ICHTO Bushehr ICHTO Gilan ICHTO Hamedan ICHTO Yazd ICHTO Zanjan MCTH