Alpaiwalla Museum

1
Step Into
PARSI CULTURE

Museum Timeline

Pre - Zoroastrian Iran
(4000 - 3800 BCE)
Susa, Elamite

Mother Godess

Imperial Iran
(550 BCE - 651CE)
Susa, Achaemenian

Darius Palace Brick

Imperial Iran
(550 BCE - 651CE)
Susa, Late Parthian / Early Sassanian

Embellished Horse Head

Imperial Iran
(550 BCE - 651CE)
Susa, Sassanian

Terracotta Wine Bottle

Cyrus The Great
(550 - 530 BCE)
Cyrus Cylinder

Human Rights Charter

Yazd
(C.1600 CE)
Post Sassanian

Mountain Shrines

Susa, Elamite
(4000 - 3800 BCE)
Mesopotamian

Bathtub Sarcophage

Bombay
(Model Replica)
Dakhma:

Tower of Science

Persepolis
(Model Replica)
Relief from

Western Staircase

Yazd
Home
Diorama
MIthradates II
(r. 276- 293 CE)
Imperial Coin (Parthian)

Silver Derham

Seals or Bullae
Date Unknown)
Imperial Bullae

Sassanian

Zoroastrian Manuscripts
(1713 / 14 CE)
Layla Majnun Story

Poet Scribe: Hatefi

China Trade
(c. 1850 CE)
Blue & White Pottery

(Porcelain)

Woman's Textile
(Gara - c. 1920 CE)
Boy in Ijar
(contemporary)
Parsi Enterprise & The Raj
(c. 1600 CE)
Kutchi

Door

Lifestyle Room
(c. 1900 CE)
Zarathushtra

Cupboard

Prominent Parsi Men & Women
(c. 1600's - 1900's)
Novroji Rustom Maneck Sett

(1663 - 1732)

Prominent Parsi Men & Women
(c. 1600's - 1900's)
Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir

(1860 - 1940)

Agiary
(contemporary)
Gurz & Swords
Pre - Zoroastrian Iran
(4000 - 3800 BCE)
Susa, Elamite

Mother Godess

Imperial Iran
(550 BCE - 651CE)
Susa, Achaemenian

Darius Palace Brick

Imperial Iran
(550 BCE - 651CE)
Susa, Late Parthian / Early Sassanian

Embellished Horse Head

Imperial Iran
(550 BCE - 651CE)
Susa, Sassanian

Terracotta Wine Bottle

Cyrus The Great
(550 - 530 BCE)
Cyrus Cylinder

Human Rights Charter

Yazd
(C.1600 CE)
Post Sassanian

Mountain Shrines

Susa, Elamite
(4000 - 3800 BCE)
Mesopotamian

Bathtub Sarcophage

Bombay
(Model Replica)
Dakhma:

Tower of Science

Persepolis
(Model Replica)
Relief from

Western Staircase

Yazd
Home
Diorama
Mithradates II
(r. 276- 293 CE)
Imperial Coin (Parthian)

Silver Derham

Seals or Bullae
Date Unknown)
Imperial Bullae

Sassanian

Zoroastrian Manuscripts
(1713 / 14 CE)
Layla Majnun Story

Poet Scribe: Hatefi

China Trade
(c. 1850 CE)
Blue & White Pottery

(Porcelain)

Woman's Textile
(Gara - c. 1920 CE)
Boy in Ijar
(contemporary)
Parsi Enterprise & The Raj
(c. 1600 CE)
Kutchi

Door

Lifestyle Room
(c. 1900 CE)
Zarathushtra

Cupboard

Prominent Parsi Men & Women
(c. 1600's - 1900's)
Novroji Rustom Maneck Sett

(1663 - 1732)

Prominent Parsi Men & Women
(c. 1600's - 1900's)
Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir

(1860 - 1940)

Agiary
(contemporary)
Gurz & Swords
“Many congratulations, a delight to visit having heard so much about this wonderful Museum, I look forward to returning and will speak personally about it worldwide! Thank you.”

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Lord Billimoria, House of Lords, UK.

“Congratulations!! After so many decades, it is lovely to see a museum, which truly honours, the Parsi legacy, hard work, and a lot of love as well as utter dedication from Pheroza and Firoza. Kudos to Kerman who made this museum, expand and grow from strength to strength.”

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Shernaz Cama. Founder of PARZOR.

“Very pleasant and informative visit.
The items will be of interest to visitors and will benefit both scholars and interested visitors.
All the best to the staff.”

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Dastur (Dr.) Firoze M. Kotwal - High Priest - H. B. Wadia Atash Bahram, Mumbai.

“It was delight to walk through the beautifully refurbished, Alpaiwalla Museum, so thoughtfully curated and open to the public. It was more heartening to see a group of visitors fully invested in looking through the Museum. I wish the Museum all the very best and may it reach ever increasing audience.”

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Shivaprasad Khened, Former Director, Nehru Science Centre.

“I enjoyed my visit to this beautiful museum. It has been an enriching experience. The museum provides valuable insights into the rich cultural heritage of the Parsis-Iranian Zoroastrian Community.”

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Dr. Usha Thakkar, President, Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya.

News & Events

March 27th, 2026 : First Anniversary Celebration

November 2nd, 2025 : Abha Narain Lambah Lecture