... Iran Calligraphists association , Tehran, Iran ... 

... Iranian Calligraphers Association has many administrative offices in Tehran, but its branch in northern Tehran could be considered a little too trendy for an administrative center. The setting of the calligraphy association and its quaint and tranquil garden attract many people, including those who do not give a fig about calligraphy.The garden is situated on Salimi alley in Dezashib neighborhood, east of Tajrish . path through the garden leads to the association's building, a two-story brick mansion, resting on a row of columns decorated with stuccoed capitals of floral design. The building includes classrooms, galleries, and a library ...

The stone garden's main waterfall and pond are central to the garden's design, the walk paths accommodate a network of small and narrow channels that bring water from the pond to the lower areas of the park, creating smaller water features. There are numerous restaurants, traditional teahouses (houses of culture which represent the diversity of Iran's ethnic and tribal heritage), picnic areas, and hiking trails from the lower area of the park all the way up to the top of the mountain. There is also a classically designed open air amphitheatre.

It is an institution formed of two complexes, including the Museum of Ancient Iran (Muze ye Irān e Bāstān) which was inaugurated in 1937, and the Museum of the (post-) Islamic Era (Muze ye Dowrān e (pasā) Eslāmi) which was inaugurated in 1972.

It hosts historical monuments dating back through preserved ancient and medieval Iranian antiquities, including pottery vessels, metal objects, textile remains, and some rare books and coins.

There are a number of research departments in the museum, including Paleolithic and Osteological departments, and a center for Pottery Studies.

The oldest artifacts in the museum are from Kashafrud, Darband and Ganj Par, sites that date back to the Lower Paleolithic period. Mousterian stone tools made byNeanderthals are also on display in the first hall of the Museum of Ancient Iran. The most important Upper Paleolithic tools are from the Yafteh Cave, dating back about 30,000-35,000 years. There are also 9,000 year-old human and animal figurines from Sarab Hill in Kermanshah Province, among many other ancient artifacts.

Subway-Imamkhomeini station.