Glassware-Ceramic Museum in Tehran   

Glassware and Ceramic Museum is situated in a garden in Tehranspread over an area of 7,000 square meters and was used by Qavam himself till 1953.

The premises, converted into Glassware and Ceramic Museum, was built about 90 years ago upon orders of Ahmad Qavam as his personal residence and office.

Later, the building were sold to Egyptians for establishing their embassy and remained in their possession for seven years. When relations were strained between Iran and Egypt at the time of Abdul Nasser and the Egyptian embassy closed down, the Commercial Bank purchased the building, Iranreview.org wrote.

However, Iran bought it in 1976 and turned it into a museum with the participation of three groups of Iranian, Austrian and French architects.

The museum, which opened in 1980, was registered on the list of national heritage in 1998.

The museum, which occupies an area of 1,040 square meters, is a two-storey octagonal building with suspended pillars and a basement. It is situated near the entrance of the premises.

The architectural style of the building is a combination of the traditional Iranian style and European architecture of the 19th century. The first floor is connected to the second one by a wooden staircase in Russian style. Prior to the time when the building was converted into the Egyptian Embassy, the entrance of the museum was dome-shaped but was later flattened.

Parts of the walls in the basement are decorated in traditional style with big tiles. Double windows have been used in the building instead of terrace, and wooden doors have been installed behind windowpanes to regulate the light and temperature of the building’s interior.

The exterior and interior of the museum have beautiful brickworks, plasterworks, mirrorworks and inlaid works.

The collection of glass and clay works on display is among the rare collections of Iran. It includes clay pots dating back from the 4th millennium BC up to the present time as well as glassworks from 1st millennium BC up to the contemporary era.

European glassworks belonging to the 18th and 19th centuries are also part of the collection. The collection is on display in six halls and two entrance halls in separate sections depicting different historical eras and subjects.