Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
White Palace
(see 5)
Eating
6
Akbar Mashti Bastani
B2
Khaneh Azarbaijan
(see 4)
Markazi Jamshidiyeh Restaurant
(see 4)
Roka
(see 1)
Drinking
7
Chai Bar
B2
Viuna Café
(see 2)
Information
8
Azerbaijan Embassy
C3
9
Irish Embassy
C2
10
New Zealand Embassy
D2
11
Sweden Embassy
D2
12
Tajikistan Embassy
D1
Turkmenistan Embassy
(see 8)
Uzbek Consulate
(see 10)
Film Museum of Iranناريا ملیف هزوم
( 2271 9001;
www.cinemamuseum.ir
;
Bagh-e Ferdows, off Valiasr Ave; admission
US$1.50; 9am-5pm Sat-Thu, 2-5pm Fri)
Housed in a Qajar-era mansion that includes
Iran's first cinema, the
film museum
has well-displayed and explained (in English) exhib-
its of equipment, photos and posters from Iran's century-old movie industry. It's interest-
ing, even if you are not well-versed in Iranian film, and the building and accompanying
cafe-restaurants (
Click here
)
are great places to meet educated, English-speaking Tehranis.
The highlight is an ornate 121-seat cinema with moulded plaster ceilings. New and
classic Iranian films are screened here (usually without subtitles) at 3pm, 5pm, 7pm
(US$3) and 9pm (US$4) daily; get a Farsi-speaker to call 2272 3535 to see what's on.
A shop also sells hard-to-find Iranian films on DVD (US$3).
From Valiasr Ave, look for the street with a garden down the middle and a sign to
Bahoner Library.
MUSEUM
