The visit of the director of the Persepolis to “Erebuni” Historical & Archaeological Museum-Reserve
On September 30, 2015 the director of the Persepolis museum /Takht- e-Jamshid/ Mr. Seyed Rezai visited “Erebuni” Historical & Archaeological Museum-Reserve. The director of the Persepolis museum, accompanied by the director of “Erebuni” museum Mr. G. Gyurjyan, got acquainted both with the permanent exhibition of the museum and with the temporary exhibition, entitled “From Erebuni to Persepolis. At the crossroad of Urartian and Achaemenid Cultures”, which was organized within the framework of the collaboration of Iran ICOM and “Erebuni” museum.
In the book of honorable guests Mr. Rezai noted that the power and the close ties between the Urartian and Iranian cultures are matter of pride and the photo exhibition of Persepolis in Erebuni museum is a wonderful opportunity for further cooperation and warm relations between these two countries. Within the framework of the visit, the director of Persepolis museum gave an informative lecture representing the main issues on the preservation and restoration of Persepolis, as well as spoke about the current activities of the museum. He expressed his gratitude for the warm reception and mentioned that such kind of exhibitions and other cultural events should be organized in Persepolis as well.