The Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History is the first medical museum established in Iran by a joint project between the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, and Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
In the spring of 1997, Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab, an academic member of the Iranian national heritage Organization, was appointed as the head of a national project to establish and run the first medical museum in Iran. A beautiful historic building in Amir-Abad area of Tehran selected and offered by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) for this project. After four years of extensive research in the field of medical history and field work, all relevant ancient and historic artefacts, manuiscripts, and art works, among other things, were identified and moved to the new museum.
The museum was Inaugurated in September 2002 by the heads of the project: Dr. Maziar Ashrafian Bonab, Dr. Mohammad Farhadi, Dr. Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi and Sayyed Mohammad Beheshti.
The museum is jointly operated by ICHO and the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
The building of the museum is located in Amir Abad in Tehran. It has the following sections:
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