Negarkhane (Art Museum) is located in the northwest of
Golestan Palace. The museum displays a fine collection of Qajar-era art.
It used to be the brainchild of Nasser al-Din Shah, who had been particularly captivated by European museums.
Some interesting exhibits include the portraits of the shahs wearing the jewels and crowns you can see in the
National Jewels Museum, and pictures of everyday life in 19th-century
Iran by Kamal-ol-Molk and Mehdi.
The original collection of the museum hall is now scattered among Tehran’s many museums.
However, the paintings of the royal court are now kept at the
Golestan Palace – with the European paints housed in the Hose Khaneh and the works of Iranian painters housed in the NegarKhaneh.
In order to show the evolution of painting in
Iran during the Qajar era, the works of Iranian painters are displayed in two sections. in the southern part of the NegarKhaneh there are the works of early Qajar masters such as Mirza Baba, Mehr Ali Afshar, Ali
...see more Akbar Khan Mozaien-ol-Douleh, Aboul Hassan Sani (Sanie-ol-Molk) who was Kamal-ol-Molk’s uncle.
The northern NegarKhaneh, was the seat of the Royal Guard during the time of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The northern hall underwent substantial renovations in 1995 and now houses the works of later masters of the Qajar era such as Mahmoud Khan Saba (Malek-ol-Shoara), Mohammad Gafari Kashani (Kamal-ol-Molk), Mehri, Mosa Momayez.
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