Mohasses House becomes the Museum of Contemporary Art in Gilan

The director general of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts of Gilan said: the house of “Bahman Mohasses”, a prominent illustrator of Gilan, was purchased by this general office and the process of turning it into a museum of contemporary arts of Gilan is being completed.

But Jahani told IRNA on Tuesday that three billion rials had been earmarked for the renovation of the house, adding: “After the renovation of this house, the works of Bahman Mohasses and Habib Mohammadi will be transferred to it.”

He stated that 723 thousand people visited the museums and historical places of Gilan on Nowruz this year, and said: The exhibition of works by the founders of modern and modern Iranian painting, Bahman Mohasses and Habib Mohammadi was held on Nowruz this year at the Rasht Museum and was welcomed by tourists. Took.

The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Gilan said: In this exhibition, which was held on March 19 last year, 25 works by these two famous artists were displayed, which were also widely welcomed by the interested parties.

Mohses House

Jahani, referring to the acquisition of Bahman Mohasses’s house in Lahijan by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Gilan, added: Purchased by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Gilan Province and transferred to a museum in the future.

He stated: Bahman Mohasses and Mohammad Habib Mohammadi are two leading artists in the field of graphic and painting in Iran. To attract provincial funds and the cooperation of executive bodies such as the Management and Planning Organization, was done by a restoration group specializing in graphic works and paintings in the workshop of the Archaeological Museum of Rasht.

Seyed Mohammad Habib Mohammadi, sculptor and father of modern painting in Gilan, was born in 1283 AH in Lahijan; Nature and urban life play an important role in the works of this artist and his paintings in the style of Impressionism, with strong colors and strong brush strokes, depict images of alleys, houses, gardens and old neighborhoods such as Sagrisazan and Bagh-e Mohtasham; he is the first painter in It is Rasht that has passed on its academic teachings to students, including prominent artists such as Bahman Mohasses, Qasem Hajizadeh and Hossein Mahjoubi.

Bahman Mohassesha, another illustrator of Gilani, was born on March 31, 1980 in Rasht and worked in fields such as sculpture, painting and translation; According to experts, he is considered one of the top modern Iranian artists and his avant-garde paintings are among the most prestigious works of modern Iranian painting; This Gilani artist died on August 27, 2010 in Rome, Italy.

A 40-year-old spell for the Guilan Museum of Contemporary Art

Gilan, the birthplace of many great visual arts in the country, does not have a museum of contemporary art. Finally left.

Professor Hossein Mahjoubi is an international figure in the field of painting. One of his lasting works is designing Saei Park in Tehran in 1342 and supervising the construction of Mellat and Niavaran parks in the following years. It is far.

In an interview with IRNA, he explained the activity in the field of creating a museum of contemporary art in Rasht: “Simultaneously with the creation of a museum of contemporary art in Tehran (1957), we are pursuing the establishment of a museum of contemporary art in Rasht, but it has not been possible yet.”

Out of 38 prominent visual artists in the country, 22 were from Gilani. These are the contemporary names in the field of visual arts in the country.
Gilan, the birthplace of many great visual arts in the country, does not have a museum of contemporary art, and some great visual arts have been trying to establish this museum in Gilan since 1957, at the same time as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran. Still remains hopeless; But we hope that the recent events will break the spell of creating a museum of contemporary art in the city of contemporaries, and that this museum will finally be established in a good place in them.

Currently, there are 22 cooperative and private museums and historical collections in Gilan.