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The Malek National Library and Museum Institution (Persian: کتابخانه و موزه ملی ملک; MNLMI) is a privately endowed national cultural institution in Tehran, Iran, and the country's first private museum. Located in the historic Bagh-e Melli (National Garden) precinct of central Tehran, it houses one of Iran's most significant collections of Islamic manuscripts, historical artworks, maps, coins, carpets, calligraphy, lacquerware, and stamps.
The institution was founded by Haj Hossein Aqa Malek (1871–1972), a prominent Tehran merchant and philanthropist. In 1908, Malek began assembling a library of manuscripts and printed books in Mashhad. He later moved the collection to his home near the Tehran Grand Bazaar, where it was made freely accessible to scholars. In 1937, Malek formally donated his library and museum collection to Astan-e Qods-e Razavi (the endowment of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad), stipulating that it remain a non-profit institution open to Iranian and foreign visitors. In 1944, a plot of land in Tehran's National Garden was acquired. Construction of a new building began in 1985 and was completed in 1996, when the collection was relocated from Malek's historic residence to its current purpose-built facility.
The MNLMI encompasses:
The periodical and printed book collections include some of the earliest newspapers and journals printed in Iran, offering important primary sources for historians of Iranian print media and public culture.
The institution is open to the public, university students, and researchers. It is closed on Fridays and national holidays. Temporary exhibitions and cultural events are held regularly. An online collection is accessible at malekmuseum.org.
Address: Si-Tir Street (Imam Khomeini Street), Bagh-e Melli, Tehran, Iran