The Iran Heritage Foundation is a non-political UK registered charity with the mission to promote and preserve the history, languages and cultures of Iran and the Persianate world. The objectives of the Foundation are pursued by organising, on a worldwide basis, diverse activities of cultural or scholarly merit. IHF programmes include academic research, publishing and fellowships at top universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, and Exeter and at museums in the United Kingdom and abroad. Most recently, the IHF launched its Institutional Partnership Programme with posts supported at the Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, and St Andrews and at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution.
IHF initiates a wide range of activities intended to facilitate the study of Iran's history and culture, both among academics and the wider community. This is supported by multi-disciplinary events that present wide aspects of Persianate culture, both ancient and modern. In the modern arena, IHF has promoted Iranian cinema, theatre, dance and contemporary art. Historic Iran has also been most successfully represented, for example, through the British Museum's exhibition on the Achaemenids - Forgotten Empire: the World of Ancient Persia and the more recent Shah `Abbas: The Remaking of Iran.
By forging ties with most of the major museums and universities around the world, the Foundation has succeeded in bringing the highest level of expertise to its programmes, making IHF the partner of choice for many of these institutions. IHF's international reach has included programmes in Armenia, Austria, Canada, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the United States, Britain, and more. This reach will continue to increase as the Foundation pursues important initiatives to digitise programmes and reach a wider virtual audience in the next few years. See the listing of some past programmes.
Our main source of funding is the annual contribution pledged by our Trustees and Patrons, supplemented by fund-raising events, such as our Norouz Gala in London. Business and individual sponsorships are also encouraged, to assist with various projects. We accept no financial support from any government organisations or lobbying groups.
Board Of Trustees
Mrs Sedigheh Rastegar (President)
Mr Vahid Alaghband (Chair)
Mr Hashem Arouzi
Mr Farad Azima (CEO)
Mr Manucher Azmudeh
Mr Yousef Daneshvar OBE
Mrs Roshanak Dwyer
Dr Kimya Kamshad
Mr Ardeshir Naghshineh
Mr Rouzbeh Pirouz
Mr Ali Rashidian
Mr Alireza Rastegar
Mr Ali Sarikhani
Dr Ali Sattaripour
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