Museum Administration

The day to day running of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art is divided into four sections: the Department of Administrative Affairs, which coordinates the activities of the entire museum; the Department of Artistic Affairs, which curates and organizes exhibitions; the Office of Guides and Guards, which trains guides to provide informative tours of the museum in several languages for visitors, and trains the guards to protect the museum's property; and the Department of Public Relations, which liaises with international art institutions and maintains contact with artists and the general public. An important aspect of this department's duties is the analysis and classification of data relating to artists and works of art for our computer-based art information bank.

Another essential museum departments is Exhibition Services and Art Archives where paintings from the museum's permanent collection are stored. The archives fill three halls with a stable temperature of 22c,in which the art works are stored on mobile metal mesh sheets fitted on to ceiling tracks.

The Department of Photography is a well-equipped department which provides several services. including photographing museum events and the museum's collection, as well as maintaining the museum's photographic archive.