TEHRAN, Iran -- Nearly half a century after it opened to international acclaim in 1977, the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art has well and truly survived the Islamic Revolution that swept away so much else associated with the imperial state.
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Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art hides its treasures away
Built as monument to old regime, it 'has lost its spirit,' draws few visitors
Most of the museum's artworks in the treasury were hand-picked by former Queen Farah Pahlavi, and largely funded by the National Iranian Oil Co.
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