Hawzah News Agency- with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Telangana Cultural Heritage Organization, Noor International Microfilm Center and the cultural consultation of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Delhi the Hyderabad Archaeological Museum will be revived.
This memorandum was signed in by Ms. Shailaja Ramayer, Deputy Minister of Youth and Tourism of Telangana State, Ms. Baharti Holikari, Director of Cultural Heritage Organization and Dr. Mehdi Khajeh Piri, Head of Noor International Microfilm Center.
With more than 30,000 exquisite artifacts, including unique manuscripts, ancient maps, inscriptions, coins, miniatures and documents, the Hyderabad Archaeological Museum houses an unparalleled treasure trove of history and culture. This museum will be restored, cataloged and digitized under a comprehensive program by Noor International Microfilm Center and experts from Iran.
The Hyderabad Museum's unparalleled collection of artifacts, which includes the world's largest collection of coins as well as the 2,500-year-old mummy of Prince Naishu from Egypt, narrates various historical periods, including the Mughal, Bahmani and Tughlaq. This precious treasure was a relic of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, and it has been entrusted to Telangana Cultural Heritage Organization for preservation.
Noor Microfilm Center has already collaborated with 51 libraries in India and successfully completed restoration, reconstruction, digitization and cataloging projects.
Khajeh Piri, head of the Noor Microfilm Center, said at the ceremony, "The signing of this memorandum promises valuable cooperation between Iran and India in the field of preserving and reviving the common cultural heritage of the two countries. Undoubtedly, the exchange of knowledge and expertise in this field will help preserve the treasures of the Persian language for future generations.”
In order to preserve valuable historical documents, Noor Microfilm Center is currently working on two major digitization projects. These projects include 33 million Persian documents from the Telangana Archives Research Institute and a collection of 2,000 Persian and Arabic manuscripts of Urdu Development Association.
So far, 3,600,000 documents from the Telangana archive have been digitized, 412,000 documents have been restored and 26 volumes of the list have been published.