Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts

The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran (, Vezârat-e Mirâs-e Farhangi, Gardeshgari va Sanâye'-e Dasti-ye Irân) 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 by 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 is Ezzatollah Zarghami, being appointed 25 August 2021 by Ebrahim Raisi.

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-é Bam
 * Carpet Museum of Iran
 * Golestan Palace
 * Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History
 * Malik National Museum of Iran
 * Naghsh-i 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
 * Sadabad Palace

Some 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

Select ICHTO archeological projects

 * Masooleh Historical Town
 * Haft Teppe
 * Ayapir
 * Chogha Zanbil
 * Sultaniyeh
 * Bisutun
 * Takht-i-Suleiman / Adur Gushnasp
 * Arg Bam
 * Persepolis and Pasargad

ICHTO has branches in all Provinces of Iran that administer and operate local projects, sites and museums.

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