Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
#93🎨 Modern & ContemporaryTehran, Iran

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art

Iran's hidden vault of Western modern masters

About the museum

Founded under the Shah by Empress Farah Pahlavi, TMoCA holds an extraordinary collection of Western modern and contemporary art (Pollock, Bacon, Rothko, Warhol) alongside Iranian modernists.

Must-see highlights

  • β—†Pollock's Mural on Indian Red Ground
  • β—†Bacon's Two Figures
  • β—†Iranian modernists
  • β—†Architecture by Kamran Diba

Recognition

πŸ† Hidden gem of contemporary collections

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