Independent archive

An independent archive of Iranian modern history.

Documenting the people, culture, images and modern history surrounding the Pahlavi era and its continuing legacy.

THE HOUSE / THE COURT / THE FIGURES

People

The house, the court, and the figures who held the century.

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TEHRAN · PERSEPOLIS · THE WORLD

Places

Tehran, the Caspian, Persepolis, Paris, Washington.

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FASHION · ART · CINEMA

Culture

Fashion, art, cinema, design.

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A COUNTRY IN TRANSFORMATION

Modernity

Architecture, industry, diplomacy, education.

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EXILE · DIASPORA · CONTINUITY

Memory

Exile, diaspora, and the afterlife of the photographic record.

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EDITIONS · PUBLICATIONS

Objects

Editions and cultural objects issued from the collection.

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Preserve

Document

Contextualise

Curate

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Rooms of the archive

The Gallery

Photography as primary document.

The Century

A dynastic timeline of modern Iran.

The Library

Essays and documents for slow attention.

The Vault

Rare and unpublished material.

Editions

Limited cultural objects.

The Circle

Private supporters of the archive.

Currently in the archive

TEHRAN / 1967

14 photographs

DOCUMENTS

03 essays & letters

VAULT

Rooms opening by invitation