.jpg "Artifacts depicting 200,000 years of coexistence of humans and animals in Iran are on display in an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran on August 30, 2014. (ISNA/Hamid Forutan)")
TEHRAN -- An exhibition displaying signs of 200,000 years of coexistence of humans and animals in Iran opened at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran on Saturday.
A wide variety of artifacts from coins, dishes and sculptures, to stone instruments, clay inscriptions, miniature paintings, pictorial books and fossils, has been showcased at the exhibition.
The exhibit, which runs until September 30, aims to improve awareness of the environment and natural heritage, the organizers previously said.
Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Director Masud Solatnifar, CHTHO Research Center Director Mohammad Behshti, and a number of Other Iranian officials attended the opening ceremony of the exhibit.
“The definition of culture in each society is based on its interaction with the environment,” Behshti said in a short speech during the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
“Cultures differ from one another, because environments are different from each other,” he added.
“We have changed our mind about the environment over the past 70 years and this change has caused the destruction of the environment in the country,” he said.
Department of Environment Deputy Director Ahmad-Ali Keykha also attended the opening ceremony of the show and delivered a speech.
“If we want to witness a positive development in our environment, executives in all organizations should unite, and people should modify their behavior towards the environment,” he stated.
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