Pirnia House is one of the most valuable memorials of Safavid dynasty and is a great example of traditional houses in Nain, Isfahan. This building has an important architectural and artistic pattern of historical buildings in the desert regions and includes various parts such as entrances, multiple corridors, porch, living room, garden, and some other sections. The combination of architectural decoration, plaster works, and painting have created an incredible beauty. Plants, flowers, birds, dragons, and animals are painted all over the walls. There are garden pits in the center of the courtyard that had been dug to access aqueduct water. The house now is used as a Desert Anthropology Museum and exhibits thousands of historical and ancient objects. Visitors of the museum can learn about the culture, lifestyle, customs, and handicrafts of people who live in the desert. Historical vases and wooden inscriptions remained from Ilkhani dynasty, 300 year-old wooden doors and historical rug belonging to Safavid dynasty are some but not all the objects that one can visit in this museum. Pirnia House was bought by Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran in 1970 and after renovation, was reformed into the Desert Anthropology Museum in 1994.
