Mirdamad Cultural Institute. MCI

Introduction
Mirdamad Cultural Institute (MCI) is located in Mofateh Boulevard, near to Imam Khomeini Hozeh Elmieh, in the city of Gorgan. It is 10000 square meters in area. Different parts of MCI include:
1.Library consists of Public library; Reference library; Study room; Research laboratories; Microfilm collection; Publications collection; Youth library
2.Office buildings
3.Audio-visual equipment, aids, and software; language laboratory and archives
4.Information center
5.Research centre; Computer lab; Entertainment center; and Gallery
6.Amphitheatre
7.Kindergarten
The most important of MCI goals and activities as regards of cultural, art, and research themes include:
1.Establishment and management of public and expert library
2.Collecting manuscripts or their images
3.Writing and translation of papers and books
4.Establishment of publication sector
5.Holding meetings, discussions, conferences etc on general and expert subjects
6.Providing facilities for studying foreign languages
7.Holding cultural exhibition and book fairs
8.Holding courses in scientific, cultural and art subjects
9.Research on various subjects
10.Making documentaries on cultural subjects
The founder
Ayatollah Haaj Seyyed Kazem Nourmofidi is the founder of MCI. He is born in 1940 in the city of Gorgan and brought up in a religious family. He studied religious education under the supervision of most famous ayatollahs in the cities of Gorgan, Mashhad, and Qom. He played an important role in 1978 Iranian revolution especially in Gorgan. He was representative of Ayatollah Khomeini after the revolution. At present, he is representative of the leader Ayatollah Khameneei. Ayatollah Nourmofidi is the founder of Imam Khomeini Hozeh Elmieh, Alzahra Elmieh, and Mirdamad Cultural Institute