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Book and Documentary Heritage Museum of Iran is an artistic historical museum based on the display of paper works and one of the sections at the National Library and Archives of Iran.

In this museum, a selection of valuable historical works including books and non-books materials, documents, manuscripts, calligraphic tableaux and painting, periodicals, rare and exquisite printed books and works related to some celebrities are exhibited.

History

Located on Haqqani Highway in Tehran, the museum was inaugurated in February 2015 in a ceremony attended by the Vice President, Ishaq Jahangiri.

Earlier, the precious works of the National Library and Archives were exhibited independently in various halls. When Seyyed Reza Salehi Amiri was in charge of the library, a decision was made to change the use of one of the repositories to focus on the display of works and the official opening of a museum for the National Library and Archives of Iran. The purpose of its foundation was to promote the culture of society and spread of Iranian-Islamic culture.

Sections

Book and Documentary Heritage Museum of Iran includes two main sections:

·       Exhibition Hall: In this hall, the works are exposed to the public in the form of seasonal and thematic exhibitions. The works of seasonal exhibitions are selected according to the richness of the organization's reservoirs and in proportion to a special historical occasion displayed periodically.

·       Assembly Hall: This hall is designed for holding cultural and artistic events, film screening, workshops, meetings and conferences.

Bust of Hakim Abul-qasem Ferdowsi Tusi

The  Book and Documentary Heritage Museum of the National Archives and Library of Iran holds a Bust of Hakim Abul-qasem Ferdowsi which was registered under number 1448 in Iran National Heritage List on February 25, 2020 by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism. This valuable piece of work was created in solar year 1313 (1934) by Abolhassan Sedighi Khalq and then installed in the foyer of the old and historic building of the National Library of Iran located on 30 Tir Street. But following the transfer of the National Library of Iran to a new building the bust is currently being held and is on display at the Book and Documentary Heritage Museum in the new address of the National Library. The dimension of this bust is 50 * 26 with a height of 70 cm and its main material is made of gypsum. At the bottom there is the master's signature and the manufacture date.