Art Research Institute 

The Arts Research Institute is one of the research institutes affiliated to the Research Center for Culture, Art and Communication, which was established to fulfill some of the research duties of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, as well as to meet research needs of Iran in the field of arts and communication studies. The fields of music, cinema, visual arts and performing arts represent main activities of this research institute over the past two decades and fashion studies was added in the past few years. Some of the activities of the Art Research institute include studying, approving and proposing research projects, developing specialized articles, and writing and translating books as well as holding specialized meetings.