Art And Culture

‘Small Galaxies’ is a solo photo exhibit by young Iranian freelance photographer Hossein Mousavi Sadr underway at Atashzad Art Gallery in Tehran.

The comedy ‘5 PM’ written and directed by comedian, actor, director  and musician Mehran Modiri set some new records at the box office on its opening day.

Selling over 7 billion rials…

The 25th edition of the exhibition ‘100 Works, 100 Artists’, displaying contemporary artworks, opened at Tehran’s Golestan Gallery on Friday.

Launched in 1992, it is a prominent visual arts…

‘Pruning Season,’ a 2015 documentary by film director, scriptwriter and film editor Loqman Khaledi, 39, is to be screened and reviewed today, July 23, at Tehran’s Arasbaran Cultural Center.

Actor and theater director Parsa Pirouzfar will restage ‘Matryoshka’, from July 30 at Paliz Theater in Tehran

Based on eight short stories by the famous Russian playwright and short story…

Armenia Movie Week is slated for July 23-29 in Tehran, Mashhad and Shiraz.

The program will cover 10 feature films from the contemporary cinema of the Republic of Armenia.

It is…

Acclaimed Iranian playwright, theater director and actor Amir Dezhakam, 54, is to stage his latest play ‘Lotus & Oil’ on July 23 at Tehran’s Iranshahr Theater.

Contemporary photographer Amin Talachian, 37, has presented a photo collection of nameless tombstones in his latest solo exhibition.

Gallery O in Tehran plays host to ‘Section 41,’ a…

‘The Last Secret,’ a 1974 book by British politician and historian of central and eastern Europe Nicholas William Bethell (1938-2007), is now available in Persian.

Mehrdad Moini, 48, has…

Three Iranian expatriates are among the 31 women artists who will be honored on November 6 by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden at its annual gala.

The artists span three…

‘Diary of a Lover,’ a 1977 film by auteur Sohrab Shahid Saless (1944-1998), one of the most celebrated figures in Iranian 20th-century cinema is to be screened on Wednesday, July 19, at the…

The folk band ‘Dang Show’ will release its new album, ‘Madd o Nay’ (Flow and Ney) on August 1.

In the upcoming album, the founders of the band, Taha Parsa and Reza Shaya, along with other…

‘Human Rights and the Environment,’ an interdisciplinary book on laws and sustainable development by Australia-based environmental philosopher Linda Hajjar Leib, is to be debated Wednesday, July…

Fans of director Amir Naderi can see his new film in Iranian cinemas soon, almost 30 years after a movie by the auteur was shown inside the country.

His new film ‘Monte’ (Mountain), a joint…

A photo by the acclaimed still photographer Habib Majidi is on display at an exhibition at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Los Angeles.

‘Wander About Me’, a feature film by movie director Ghazaleh Soltani will be screened at the 12th Marbella International Film Festival to be held October 4-8 in Spain.

The festival has…

‘Mythological and Linguistic Commonalities between Iran and Armenia’ are to be discussed on July 25 at Nazargah Art Gallery in Tehran.

The meeting is organized under the auspices of NAZAR…

Lian music ensemble will perform a repertoire of folk music of their native region Bushehr, in the south of Iran, on August 4 in Tehran.

Milad Hall at Tehran International Permanent…

For her lead role in Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning film ‘The Salesman’, actress Taraneh Alidoosti, 33, has been selected by Tribeca Film Festival in New York as one of the 10 best film…

Two prominent cultural figures will speak Monday in Tehran at a meeting on ‘Tehran a Construction Workshop: Quality of Life.’

The 38th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) in South Africa is hosting six Iranian films including three features, one short and two documentaries.

The Iranian feature films…

The 6th Iran International Green Film Festival (IIGFF), which was slated for July 22-28, is postponed to September 9-15.

Due to the rising temperatures, particularly in the southern regions…

‘Giraffe Meal with Turtle Salad,’ an illustrated book by Iranian graphic designer and illustrator Reza Dalvand, 28, won the Grand Prix of 2017 Oshima International Handmade Picture Book Contest.…

The 25th edition of the exhibition ‘100 Works, 100 Artists’, displaying contemporary artworks, will open at Tehran’s Golestan Gallery on July 21.

Launched in 1992, it is the oldest visual…

In cooperation with Christie’s Art Auction, Magic of Persia (MOP) foundation, based in London, has organized ‘Magic of Monaco,’ the 2017 exhibition and fundraising auction of contemporary Iranian…