A Document Analysis on the Establishment of Chihil Sutūn Museum Garden in Isfahan

Document Type : Promotional article

Author

• Neda Kiani Ejgerdi

PhD student of Art Research, Faculty of Higher Research in Art and Entrepreneurship, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

10.22067/jhistory.2022.74030.1093

Abstract

Museums, as centers of preserving a nation’s culture and history, are not recognized as individual institutions in real world. They stand in need of a multidimentional description based on the effective temporal, spatial, historical, and social contexts that have shaped their establishment as museums. Such previously undiscussed information both reveals the true identity of the museum and supports the society in guiding people and introducing historical and cultural heritage to them. Nevertheless, very few studies have investigated the subject of museums.
The present study uses the descriptive-analytical research method in an attempt to provide answers for the following question: “What historical and executive measure have been taken to establish the garden of Chihil Sutūn as a museum?”  The library method and official governmental documents have been used to collect data for this research.
Effective measures adopted in the process of turning Chihil Sutūn into a museum since the time of Ẓil al-ssulṭān Qājār up until the Pahlavī period can be divided in three stages: The garden was first opened to the public during the time of Ẓil al-ssulṭān, because it was home to a couple of valuable items, but the idea of establishing an official museum was first drawn in H.S. 1310/A.D. 1931. Later, fundamental and restorative operations were conducted in different fields and the building resumed to function as an official museum.

Keywords

• Historical Monuments
• Chihil Sutūn Museum
• Isfahan
• Museography

Main Subjects

• Other

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