Iran, Austria to Hold Cultural, Museum Expo
TEHRAN (defapress)- Senior Iranian and Austrian officials in a meeting on Friday explored avenues for bolstering and reinvigorating mutual cooperation, and discussed holding an exhibition of Persian artifacts of Austrian National Library, including manuscripts and historical documents.
During the meeting, Iranian Ambassador to Vienna Ebadollah Moulayee and Director of the Austrian National Library Johanna Rachinger also discussed holding a seminar on the sidelines of the cultural exhibition in Tehran.
A representative from National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) is to visit Austria to follow up preliminary works for holding such an event.
The Austrian National Library has one of the richest, valuable and unique works of the Persian manuscript in Europe.
As a matter of fact, the library substituted Royal Library of Austrian Empire. Its building dates to 1723 and was developed then.
In 1945 its name was changed into 'Austrian National Library'.
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