Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts
| وزارت میراث فرهنگی، گردشگری و صنایع دستی ایران Vezârat-e Mirâs-e Farhangi, Gardeshgari va Sanâye'-e Dasti-ye Irân | |
Tehran, Iran | |
| Employees | 7,200 (2013)[1] |
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| Annual budget | 375 billion toman (2014)[2] |
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| Website | www |
Bagh Melli, where some offices of ICHTO are located. The gates were constructed during the Qajar dynasty .
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran (Persian: وزارت میراث فرهنگی، گردشگری و صنایع دستی ایران, 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.[3] The current Minister is Ezzatollah Zarghami, being appointed 25 August 2021 by Ebrahim Raisi. LocationsSelect list of notable museums and palaces overseen by ICHTO, listed in alphabetical order.
Some organizations administered by ICHTO
Select ICHTO archeological projects
ICHTO has branches in all Provinces of Iran that administer and operate local projects, sites and museums. See also
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External links
Province branches
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