The city of Tabriz, in addition to the honorable title of the city of firsts, is also known as the city of museums. The Azerbaijan Museum is the second museum of Iran and located at the center of Tabriz City but in 1950, a museum was established at the faculty of literature of the University of Tabriz on the Artesh Street. The theme of the museum was archeology and anthropology, so it could be considered as the second museum of Iran. The objects in the museum were the ones discovered in archaeological excavations and the objects have been donated by the Cultural Heritage Organization and cultural charities.
The archeological section of the Museum of History and Culture of the University of Tabriz includes prehistory, ancient Iran and Islamic historical periods of Iran and a part of the museum is dedicated to seals and coins. The part of anthropology also includes various objects derived from the culture of Iranian people such as old weapons, carpets, calligraphy books, lithography, and documents. The richest part of the museum is the part includes objects from the Safavid period, which consists of Chinese ceramics moved from the tomb of Sheikh Safi-ad-din Ardabili to the museum.
After the victory of the Islamic revolution of Iran and the separation of the faculty of Literature and the Humanities, the Museum of History and Culture of University of Tabriz was half-closed and after several consultations, the objects were transferred to the Central Library of the University of Tabriz and the Museum of History and Culture of University of Tabriz was reopened. Currently, the museum is run by the Institute of History and Culture of Iran at the University of Tabriz and has several halls. The museum display cases have also been rebuilt and renovated. If you are interested in visiting this museum, you can coordinate with the Institute of History and Culture of Iran at the University of Tabriz and visit it.
Currently, there are two other museums with the names of the Museum of 27 Dey Martyrs and the Museum of Natural history at the University of Tabriz.
