Tehran, Iran

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art

The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1977, in a building designed by architect Kamran Diba that combines modernist forms with references to traditional Persian architecture, including light-catching wind-tower motifs. The museum is renowned for an extraordinary collection of Western modern art — assembled in the 1970s and including significant works of Impressionism, modernism, and Pop — held alongside an important collection of Iranian modern and contemporary art. It remains the central institution for modern and contemporary art in the country. TMoCA's relevance lies in stewarding one of the most important collections of modern art outside Europe and North America, and in its enduring role within Iran's cultural life.

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, also known as TMoCA, is among the largest art museums in Tehran and Iran. It has collections of more than 3,000 items that include 19th and 20th-century's world-class European and American paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures. TMoCA also has a major collection of Iranian modern and contemporary art. Source: Wikipedia