Museum of Decorative Arts, Isfahan

Museum of Decorative Arts
موزه ی هنرهای تزئینی
Location within Iran
General information
Type	museum
Architectural style	Isfahani
Location	Isfahan, Iran
Coordinates	32°39′29″N 51°40′27″E / 32.658074°N 51.674148°E / 32.658074; 51.674148
Owner	Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization
Technical details
Floor area	1200 m²

The museum of decorative arts in Isfahan was founded in 1995. More than 3000 artworks from the Safavid and Qajar era are kept in the museum. The building of the museum belongs to the era of Abbas I. In the era of Abbas I and his seccessors, the building was used as the stable of Chehelsotoon palace and horse supplies were kept in its warehouse. There is a multi-storey tower beside the museum, which belongs to the Qajar era. The tower was used at first as watchtower and then as jail. The tower does not have any kind of decorations, bit it is regarded as a notable relic of the Safavid architecture.^[1]

References