Meshkin Fam Art Museum in Iran's Shiraz

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The recently-founded Meshkin Fam Art Museum occupies one of the late-Qajar mansions of Shiraz. The house is called after Foruq, a member of the powerful Qavam family.

June, 17, 2019 - The building occupies an area of about 1,100 m², and consists of the andaruni and birun sections, arranged around separate courtyards. In addition to the spaces common to traditional Shiraz houses, the building has a bath and a howz-khaneh. 

After the mansion had been appropriated by the government, it was first designated as a school. Later, it became the museum. The majority of the museum's collection consists of the objects d'art produced or collected by the members of Meshkin Fam family.

Among them are masterfully-engraved stone items and calligraphy pieces created by Hajj Habib Meshkin Fam (1871-1941), paintings by his son Hasan Meshkin fam, and many artifacts produced by other renowned masters native to Shiraz. The exhibition is complemented by a photo gallery of Iranian celebrities, a library, and a graphic workshop.

Source: https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2019/06/17/2033147/meshkin-fam-art-museum-in-iran-s-shiraz