Art Centre Galleries

Tehran


This gallery and crafts shop in a handsome century-old mansion in north Tehran represents several well-established, as well as up-and-coming, Iranian artists. Alongside canvases and sculptures, you can pick up glazed ceramic pomegranates and bronze ornaments.

The chic cafe Chai Bar occupies a pavilion and part of the garden at the same address.


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