Outer Courtyard

Outer Courtyard:

The summer building is located on the southern side of the outer courtyard and consists of three sections:

• Summer Reception Hall: This hall served as a workspace, scientific activities, and reception of guests. Currently, an attempt has been made to display a sequence of historical artifacts from the Moghaddam Museum House collection, such as ceramics, stone tools, carvings, glassware, beads, seals, metal objects, etc., representing diverse cultures from different historical periods in Iran.

• Reception Room: This space, which was used as a side room for the reception hall during Mohsen Moghaddam's lifetime, now showcases his introduction, personal belongings, as well as exhibits of Iranian and international handicrafts and kitchen utensils.

• Water Reservoir: This underground space, built during the Mozaffari period (1925-1934), coinciding with the construction of the house by Ehtesab al-Molk (Mohsen Moghaddam's father), is adorned with decorative wall tiles and fragments inspired by precious works dating back to the 4th to 13th centuries. These tiles and fragments depict the evolution of the Iranian tile and ceramic industry.

•  Workshop (Library): This place is actually the workshop (studio) of Mohsen Moghadam, built in 1958. Currently, this place has been converted into a library for the preservation of Mohsen Moghadam's books and other books related to archaeology and art, for the use of researchers and the general public.

•  Arbab Building (Tower): This building was constructed during the lifetime of Master Mohsen Moghadam in 1966, with the assistance of Dr. Abolghasemi (one of his students at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran). It was built in the style of medieval European castles. Master Moghadam aimed to showcase a part of Iran's folk arts in this place. The building includes various sections such as a small private bath with Qajar tiles depicting bathing scenes, the "Kadkhoda" room, the fumigation room, the seashell room, and the basement decorated with ceramic tiles.

• Qajar Veranda: In the northern side of the Arbab Building (Tower), Master Moghadam constructed a veranda based on several columns and arches. This veranda is adorned with tiles from the Qajar era. In the center of this veranda, a small marble basin belonging to the Fath-Ali Shah's bath is placed, from which water gushes out and flows into the pool through a narrow channel. The veranda and the mentioned pool were inspired by the Alhambra Gardens (a garden from the Islamic era of Spain) during Master Moghadam's trip to Spain in 1956, and they were implemented using several ancient fountains.

•  Greenhouse: In the northwest side of the Moghadam Museum House, a greenhouse decorated with antique glazed tiles and stone ornaments depicting flowers and plants has been created.

•  Seashell Room: This room is adorned with various marine shells and inlaid stone pieces arranged in a particular order.

•  Renewal Wall: Two inner and outer courtyards are separated by a wall consisting of spiral columns and several arches with tile decorations. The bases of these columns are made of stone, similar to the bases of the Forty Columns Palace in Isfahan. Dr. Moghadam transferred these column bases to this location when the Nasser al-Din Shah Palace was demolished. The Renewal Wall was designed and executed by Engineer Houshang Sihoun.

•  Japanese Pond: Master Moghadam, along with his spouse, designed and built a garden and a pond in the outer courtyard, inspired by Japanese gardens.