Art And Culture

Bonhams London Auction of modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art was held on April 26 in London, New Bond Street, with works from Iranian artists.

The Iranian film in Turkish language ‘The Home’, written, directed and produced by Asghar Yousefinejad was the big winner at the 35th edition of Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF). The…

French literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard’s book ‘How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read,’ is now available in Persian.

Molana Orchestra will feature celebrated Persian classical and traditional singer Salar Aghili, 39, in a concert slated for April 28-29 at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.

An exhibition of the Tooma Art Group which comprises a number of Iranian artists concerned about environmental issues, opened in Tehran on Friday.

Tooma Art Group Exhibition with focus on…

Well-known French journalist and critic Jean-Michel Frodon is participating in the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) in Tehran for the third time.

The account of the time when celebrated Iranian writer, translator and intellectual Sadegh Hedayat (1903-1951) stayed in India will soon be released in Iran by Tehran-based Cheshmeh Publication.…

A group of artists will present their works at Mojdeh Art Gallery in Tehran with their reflections on the environment.

Titled ‘Environ Recited’, the group of 35 artists will exhibit 40…

The National Museum of Iran is planning to open part of its treasured collection to researchers, said director general of the museum Jebrael Nokandeh.

The treasures of both complexes at the…

One of the guests at this year’s Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) is Godfrey Cheshire, an award-winning American film critic, journalist and filmmaker.

His writings about Iranian…

Iranian Theater Forum is preparing for the upcoming ‘Theater Week’ to be held in Tehran from April 27-May 4.

“We’re trying to make the event as grand and glorious as possible,” IRNA quoted…

Farmanfarma Art Gallery opens in Tehran on April 28 with figurative works by celebrated pioneer artists of Iran.

Managed by painter, essayist, researcher and expert in cultural planning…

Maragheh in East Azarbaijan Province will hold a handmade rugs and carpets fair in summer.

The 15th Maragheh Carpet Exhibition is set to open on July 6 and run for a week in the ancient…

Bianca Taal, programmer of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Netherlands, is a guest of the 35th Fajr International Film Festival and is in Tehran to select films from among…

In her latest work, Iranian anthropologist and author Fereshteh Bahrami explores the historical bathhouses of Qazvin, capital of the northwest Qazvin Province.

The 300-page book titled ‘…

Acclaimed British writer David Almond, 65, has expressed enthusiasm to personally attend the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), in response to an invitation by the Tehran-based publishing…

Malaysian filmmaker Aw See Wee whose short fiction ‘Highway’ has two showings at the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) which opened on Friday, is in Tehran to see his work.

Although…

Children’s book ‘Finding Winnie: the True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear,’ is now available in Persian.

Written by Canadian author Lindsay Mattick and illustrated by Australian…

Iranian Academy of Arts, affiliated to the presidential office, will conduct a special seminar on Turkmen music.

Organized by the academy’s research department, the Special Seminar on…

Bojnurd University in North Khorasan Province is holding a National Conference on Symbology in Iranian Art later this year.

The 3rd edition of ‘Eyes on Main Street,’ a photo festival underway in Downtown Wilson, North Carolina, US, features a work by Iranian photojournalist Majid Saeedi, 43, among 99 other photos.

The 8th edition of Tehran International Sculpture Symposium opened on Friday, at the iconic Milad Tower.

A total of 29 sculptors, including 14 foreign participants from 13 countries,…

The 35th Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) opened on Friday in Tehran with the screening of over 40 movies in 10 sections at various cinema halls.

Perspolis Football Club celebrated championship of the Persian Gulf Pro League on Wednesday April 19, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran in the presence of over 80,000 fervent fans.

Iranian-American composer, conductor, violinist and pianist Shahrdad Rouhani, 62, will perform a piano recital in Sari, Mazandaran Province.

Slated for May 4 at Salman Harati Hall, Rouhani’…