Kashan Museum Closed for Restoration

Kashan National Museum will be closed until June 22 for restoration. One of the city's top attractions, the museum in Kashan, Isfahan Province, will undergo restoration for three weeks, the local office of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said in a statement on its website. The national museum is a small part of the grand complex of Fin Garden, a world heritage site inscribed by UNESCO as one of Iran's nine Persian gardens. The museum boasts a beautiful collection of Iranian ceramics and calligraphy, and showcases exquisite specimens of velvet and brocade.