Saba Home Museum

Saba Home is a museum that the musical instruments of Abolhasan Saba, one of the best Iranian musician, has been exhibited.

The Saba Home Museum is one of the spectacular museums of Tehran that is located in an old house in the heart of the historic district of the capital of Iran. This museum was the house of Abolhasan Saba with a beautiful architectural style. He bequeathed his house to the College of Fine Arts.

•  Who was Abolhasan Saba?

Abolhasan Saba was one of the prominent musicians and composers of Iran. He was born in 1902. He was a genius artist that had different skills in painting, casting, and carpentry. He played violin professionally. Also, he learned to play Santur, Ney, Kamancheh, Tonbak, Setar, and Tar from the famous musicians.

• The Saba museum

The Saba house was turned into a museum, due to the commemoration of Abolhasan Saba and his prominent works in the field of Iranian music. This house has five rooms, a basement and a small yard. When entering the yard, you will see a beautiful pond in the middle, the visiting process of the museum, starts with passing the security guard.

The interior part of the museum consists of two different sections. The first section includes musical instruments and work of Abolhasan Saba, and the other one involves handcrafts of his wife. Some objects of this museum, which have been exhibited are the personal stuff of Abolhasan Saba such as his calligraphy pen and inkwell, glasses, picture frames, formal suit, and a plaster mask of his face.

• Visiting Information

  It is better to know some information about visiting time and the payment of it.
  • Visiting the Saba Home Museum for everyone is free.
  • You can visit the Saba Home Museum every day except Friday from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM.

• What is the best time to go?

  Tehran is a city with a hot summer and cold winter that is tolerable for everyone. You can visit Tehran in spring and summer to enjoy the green nature and spend sunny days beside rivers around the country of Tehran. Also, you will see a marvelous colorful city during autumn of Tehran. Moreover, if you are a skiing buff, you can enjoy at the top four ski resorts near to Tehran as follows:
  • Darbandsar Ski Resort
  • Shemshak Ski Resort
  • Tochal Ski Resort
  • Dizin Ski Resort

• Getting there?

The address of Saba Home Museum is as follow Number 90, Zahirolislam Street, Baharestan Square, Tehran Province. You can reach there via private car or public transportation such as subway, a taxi, and bus. The best choice is using the subway. Also, you can install the Snapp application on your mobile and take a car to reach the bath.

Subway: You should get on the subway train in line-2 and get off at the Baharestan Subway station. It is a six-minute walk from the subway station to this museum.