Azerbaijan Museum

Azerbaijan Museum is the major archaeological and historical museum in Tabriz, northwestern Iran. It was established in April 1958. Located next to the Blue Mosque, the museum was designed by André Godard.
The museum consists of three major halls, a side yard, office rooms and a library. It mostly contains objects discovered from excavations in Iranian Azerbaijan, as well as artworks and sculptures. Its library contains more than 2500 books, both handwritten and printed, about history, archaeology, art and Iranian culture.
The Azerbaijan museum is the oldest museum in northwestern Iran. It exhibits objects from archaeological sites across the country, covering the full chronological span of its history. As such, it is one of the most important museums in Iran and a truly national one.

Galleries

The museum has three galleries. The first gallery bears the oldest remains from 5th millennium BC via Urartu, the Achaemenid Empire until the Sasanian era. The second gallery consists of two parts: one for Islamic archeology and another part for coins and seals. The third gallery includes some sculptures made by Ahad Hosseini.

Theft

On May 7, 2013, five silver plates belonging to the Sasanian era were stolen from Azerbaijan museum. In November 2013, Iranian police arrested the thieves but they couldn't retrieve the stolen items.

Location

Azerbaijan Museum is located in central Tabriz.