The idea of founding a museum and keeping important works and displaying them in a special place has provided tourists with a unique opportunity to learn about scientific issues as well as the culture and history of different nations. It is for this reason that museums are very popular today, and visiting world-famous museums is considered an essential part of tourism trips and museums host millions of visitors every year. There are many museums in Iran, some of which have a special theme and attract special interest. The Car Museum of Yazd is one of Iran’s special museums that car enthusiasts and those interested in meteorites and lithology would like to visit! The objects on display may seem unrelated at first glance, but the secret of their being together lies in the taste of the founders of this museum.

Features of the Car Museum of Yazd

The Car Museum of Yazd was founded in the year 2017 with the title of the “Museum of Historical, Classic, and Hand-made Cars” in an old area of this city called South Factory Complex on Ayatollah Kashani St. and opposite the Haft-e-Tir Park over an area of 1800 square meters. One year after its establishment, i.e. in 2018, the museum was introduced by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) as the best museum complex in Iran in the field of innovation and creativity. Ever since its foundation, the “Museum of Historical, Classic, and Hand-made Cars” has always been one of the most visited museums in Yazd.

The most important items on display in this Museum are old cars, motorcycles, and bicycles, the number of which is 40 cars and 30 bicycles and motorcycles respectively. Maybe seeing these cars is memorable for elderly people and by visiting the museum, the younger ones will get to know the old products of the automobile industry and their evolution.

There are six handmade cars in the Car Museum of Yazd and some cars in this museum are considered to be the only ones available in Iran, including the first-generation Citroën C1 car and Citroën Méhari manufactured by Sipak company with a fiberglass body. Sipak was the name by which Saipa Automobile Company was known at the beginning of its activity. Saipa is an Iranian car manufacturing company that was established in 1965 AD in partnership with the French Citroen car company. Xian and various Renault car models were among the first and most famous cars that were produced by this car company. Most of the cars on display in the Car Museum of Yazd belong to the Citroen brand. Citroën 350AK car, a Mercedes-Benz 350 of the late Mohammad Reza Shajarian, and a Dodge Monaco are other prominent cars on display in this museum. There are several old Xian cars in the museum, which are very memorable for Iranians. There is an information board about the year of manufacture and their features next to each car. Most of the cars in the museum were produced between 1952 and 1992.

Of course, the items on display in the Car Museum of Yazd are not limited to its cars, but “Ardani Brothers”, the founders of the museum, have created another attractive section next to it, where stones and meteorites are displayed in the form of several two and three storied showcases. 60 pieces of meteorites can be seen in these showcases, the largest of which weighs about 7600 grams. Some of the stones displayed in this museum are considered precious stones. A part of the museum is dedicated to displaying antique and memorable works and objects.