Towards a Global Network of Water Museums A Common Heritage for a Sustainable Future Palazzo Zorzi, Venice, Italy. 2-4 May 2017

1. WATER
MUSEMS
Global Network
In cooperation with Endorsed by

2. Head of National IRAN Water Museum
Reza Raei EzAbady
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3. Head of Tehran Saad Abad Water Museum
Reza Raei EzAbady

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Saad Abad water museum was inaugurated in
Tehran on Aug 26, 1999

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Main collection exhibited
1. Ancient water engineering tools and equipment
2. Traditional water distribution and comsumption tools and
equipment
3. Photos and paintings of water structures and water culture
4. Models and other displayable objects

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Open air sections:
1. Hydraulic model of Amir Dam
2. Hydraulic model of Karun 3 Dam

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3. Model of water storages in Yazd
4. Model of cow operated Persian wheel

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Visitors/ Year
On average 35000 – 40000 person per year

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Main educational activities
30 educational volumes ever published
Future activites
1. Elaboration of reports on some of historic Hydraulic structures and
registering them in the inventory of national Heritage.
2. Elaboration and procurement of various research report on
historical water supply and irrigation systems.
3. Holding regional seminars on historic hydraulic works.
4. Making film and animation
Funding sources
Governmental budget

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SWOT Analysis of IRAN Water National Museum
Strengths Weakness
- Use of new digital tools and
information and communication
technologies.
- Hydro-Tourism.
-Selling thicket for museum visiting.
-Comprehensive database about
water historical structures
- Shortage of funding
- Shortage of staff
Opportunities Threats
- New projects
- Establishment of new water
museum in all country provinces.
-Rehabilitation and rebuilding of
water historical constructions
- The death of pioneer in water
industry without documenting their
experiments.
- Disposal of documents and ancient
tools and instruments related to
water as wastepaper and scrap.
-Degradation of ancient water
structures and turn them into
commercial , residential and
agricultural places.

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1. Iran Water oral history
2. Reaserches about water history and water sociology

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Staff training
1. Educational pulications
2. Holding exhabitions and forum in IRAN

13. 1. Virtual museum
2. Sharing of information about our museum and Global network of
water museum
3. I was head of information technology (IT) in ministry of Energy In
IRAN in 9 years so I can help for this network.

14. 1. Hydro- Tourism
2. Designing common website
3. Sharing researches results on water History
4. Definition of courses on water history at universities

15. Thank you
The museums are bridge between past, present and future