Contemporary Arts Museum Isfahan
| Contemporary Arts Museum | |
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| موزه هنرهای معاصر اصفهان | |
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  Location within Iran | |
| General information | |
| Type | Museum |
| Architectural style | Isfahani |
| Location | Isfahan, Iran |
| Coordinates | 32°39′29″N 51°40′27″E / 32.658076°N 51.674147°E |
| Owner | Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization |
The Contemporary Arts Museum Isfahan (aka the Museum of Contemporary Art[1]) is a contemporary art museum in Isfahan, Iran, located next to the Museum of Natural History.[2]
Building
The museum building dates from the Safavid era. Many changes were made to the building during the Qajar era. The building has been decorated by stuccoed forms, which are the principal architectural feature of the Qajar period. There are many patterns of flowers and vase, which are a distinctive feature of decoration in the Qajar period. This feature is one that distinguishes the Qajar age from the Safavid age, in which flowers were never in vases.[3]
Museum
The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 5 to 8 p.m. in the spring and summer. In the autumn and winter, it is open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.[3]
References
- ↑ "Museum of Contemporary Art". Esfahan, Iran. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 7 June 2014. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Museum of Contemporary Art". Isfahan. Irhal. Retrieved 7 June 2014. External link in
|work=(help) - 1 2 Yaghoubi, Hosseyn (2004). Beheshti, Arash, ed. Rāhnamā ye Safar be Ostān e Esfāhān (Travel Guide for the Province Isfahan) (in Persian). Rouzane. p. 137. ISBN 964-334-218-2.