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Tehran, Dushanbe map reciprocal museum exhibitions in Shiraz
Zarifi Alisher Najmiddin, First Deputy Director of the National Museum of Tajikistan, made the proposal on Tuesday during talks in Shiraz with Behzad Moridi, director general of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts for Iran’s Fars Province, IRNA reported.
The Tajik official said deeper museum cooperation could sharpen regional and international recognition of the two nations’ common cultural legacy.
Under the plan, a curated exhibition of selected artifacts from the Jondishapour Museum of Trade History will be mounted at the National Museum of Tajikistan to coincide with the international Nowruz celebrations.
A second phase will bring an exhibition of historical and artistic works from the National Museum of Tajikistan to a museum or cultural venue in Shiraz.
Moridi welcomed the proposal, describing museum and cultural exchanges as a core pillar for consolidating bilateral ties.
He said Zarifi’s visit marked a practical step toward durable, goal-oriented cooperation between Iranian and Tajik cultural institutions.
Fars province, home to Shiraz and widely regarded as a cradle of Iranian civilization, is prepared to broaden museum collaboration with Tajikistan, Moridi said.
He cited the province’s dense concentration of museums, archaeological sites and listed monuments as a platform for joint international exhibitions and long-term partnerships.
The cooperation agenda under discussion spans conservation and restoration of historical artifacts and sites, joint scientific research, professional training and capacity building, and systematic cataloging and documentation of collections.
The two sides also exchanged technical experience in museology and reviewed mechanisms to streamline bilateral engagement in cultural heritage management.
Shiraz has emerged in recent months as an active node in Iran’s cultural and economic outreach. Since the last Nowruz, the city has hosted multiple high-level gatherings involving leaders from countries within the broader Persian cultural sphere. It also served as the venue for the 17th session of the Iran–Tajikistan Joint Economic Commission, underscoring its growing role in Iran’s external engagement.