Carpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Iranian culture and art, dating back to the Bronze Age.
Carpet museum was designed by the last queen of the Iran, Farrah Diba. It looks like a carpet loom, and the cast shades on the wall reduced the hot summer sun.
History of Iran, tells us the different ages of carpet weaving, but there was not a big discovery till Pazyryk Valley' excavation.
In a unique archaeological excavation in 1949, the exceptional Pazyryk carpet was discovered among the ices of Pazyryk Valley, in Altai Mountains in Siberia. It was discovered in the grave of a Scythian prince by a group of Russian archaeologists under the supervision of professor Rudenko. Radiocarbon testing revealed that Pazyryk carpet was woven in the 5th century BC. This carpet is 1.83×2 meters and has 36 symmetrical knots per cm2.The advanced weaving technique used in the Pazyryk carpet indicates a long history of evolution and experience of this art. Most experts believe that the Pazyryk carpet is the final achievement of at least one thousand years of experience and history. According to this theory the art of carpet-weaving in Iran is at least 3500 years old.
The museum is a good source for the Iranian tourist to take a close look of famous Iranian carpets
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