Modares Museum, Tehran: Photos, Reviews & Location

At a glance

#45 of 112 Tourist attractions in Tehran #18 of 42 Museums in Tehran

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.40

4.9 km from the center of Tehran

Rating breakdown

5 ★61%
4 ★23%
3 ★11%
2 ★1%
1 ★4%

MCJM+GHM District 12, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

modaresmuseum.com

+98 21 3350 5004

Quick facts

What is the rating of Modares Museum?: Modares Museum is rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 209 reviews.
How does Modares Museum rank in Tehran?: Modares Museum is #45 of 112 Tourist attractions in Tehran by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Modares Museum located?: MCJM+GHM District 12, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran — 4.9 km from the center of Tehran.
How can I contact Modares Museum?: Phone: +98 21 3350 5004 · Website: modaresmuseum.com

Reviews (8)

Maryam Seyedmehdi 2022 May 03

It worths visiting once, especially for whom interested in history!

samira karimi 2022 Apr 09

It was so beautiful.we visited in march.

JafariArt 2021 Dec 24

The sources disagree on his birthplace. Some mention that he was born in Ardestan around 1870,[citation needed] while others mention that he was born in a village named Sarābe-Kachou (Persian: سرابه‌کچو‎) near Ardestan in the early 1870s, and that he moved to Shahreza when he was six.[2]
Activities

Having studied Islamic sciences in Isfahan and Najaf, Modarres became a religious teacher in an Isfahan's madrasa. The name Modarres, which means "teacher", is because of his job there. In 1910, he was chosen by Najaf's cleric community and sent to Tehran to supervise the laws passed by the Majlis, to make sure they did not violate the rules of sharia. Later, in 1914, he was elected as a Majlis representative of Tehran.[3]

In 1916, during World War I, he migrated to Iraq, Syria, and Turkey together with a handful of other politicians, and served as the Minister of Justice in a cabinet formed in exile by Nezam os-Saltaneh. After returning to Iran, he was elected in the Majlis elections a few more times. Modarres fought against the presence of British forces in Persia, vigorously opposing the proposed 1919 agreement that would have transformed Iran into a British protectorate.[4]

In the early 1920s he also played a role in preventing Reza Khan (the prime minister at the time) from abolishing the monarchy (the Qajar dynasty) and declaring a republic, and less successfully opposed Reza Khan's deposing of the Qajar dynasty in 1925. Sayyed Modaress was openly critical of Reza Shah's rule and was placed under imprisonment in retaliation for his criticisms. A few years after a November 1926 assassination attempt against him, Modarres was expelled to Khaf and later to Kashmar.[3]

Ruhollah Khomeini, who later became the Supreme Leader of Iran after the Iranian Revolution, was affected by him.[5]