Tehran Peace Museum Mourns the Loss of an Influential Artist
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Iranian renowned film director and screenwriter, Abbas Kiarostami whom movies acclaimed worldwide by critics and audiences, passed away on July 4th, 2016 due to sickness.
This prominent film maker, film editor, photographer and poet visited Tehran Peace Museum in 2014 and got to know the guides of the museum whom are the survivors of chemical weapons and enriched his knowledge about their volunteer activities to raise awareness about the consequences of war and promoting a culture of peace.
National Day against Chemical and Biological Weapons Observed in Tehran Peace Museum
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To commemorate the National Day against Chemical and Biological Weapons which coincides with the anniversary of chemical attack on the Iranian city of Sardasht, an event was held at Tehran Peace Museum which comprised of a friendly meeting and discussion session with veterans and families of chemical victims. Many participants including the veterans and victims of chemical weapons, Peace Museum's narrators, families of the Iraq-Iran war victims, members and activists affiliated with NGOs, public figures and others joined us in observing the day.
Shahab Hosseini Visits Tehran Peace Museum
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Cannes’ Best Actor Award winner, Shahab Hosseini, a figure adored by the public visited Tehran’s Musuem of Peace this week. During his 2-hour visit, Hosseini keenly listened to the museum’s tour guides in an attempt to enrich his knowledge about peaceful means and the museum’s objectives. A major part of the tour was as always dedicated to understanding the criminality and fatality of chemical weapons and the way they affected the Iranian population and veterans of war.
Online painting gallery for the youth, entitled "Peace Means...", commemorating the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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Tehran Peace Museum in collaboration with Visual Arts Press holds the “Peace Means” online exhibition. This exhibition aims to enrich teenagers’ knowledge and celebrates valuable notions such as respecting human rights, non-violenceو rejecting discrimination, embracing individualism, diversity, mutual understanding and tolerance.
"Weapons of Mass Destruction; World's Common Distress" at Tehran Peace Museum
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On Tuesday 25 May 2016, Tehran Peace Museum organized an event named "Weapons of mass destruction; world's common distress" in collaboration with Iranian affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) (PSR-Iran). The participants including youths and medical students discussed the issue of weapons of mass destruction and a world free of their harms.
Tehran Peace Museum, Best Private Museum in “Introducing Cultural and Historical legacy”
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In a ceremony on 18th, May 2016 for choosing the best and superior museums in Iran, Tehran Peace Museum (TPM) was chosen as the best private museum in “Introducing Cultural and Historical legacy” for the last solar year. A large number of members and staff of Iranian museums and officials from Iranian ICOM (International Council of Museums) were among participants. Since 2012, TPM has been awarded in several items including “Education, Number of Visitors, Creativity & Innovation, Introducing Cultural & Historical Legacy and Collecting Cultural-Historical Belongings”.