Art And Culture

Iranian literary researcher, essayist and critical editor Mokhtar Komeyli has found an article written by him “for sale” on dozens of Iranian websites, much to his astonishment.

In protest against the discriminatory and racist policies of President Donald Trump, veteran filmmaker Masoud Jafari-Jozani will not show his movie ‘Behind the Wall of Silence’ that was planned to…

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Taq-e-Bostan in Kermanshah Province is to host an international music festival in summer, said its director Hossein Raee.

“Plans and programs for the…

The 18th Traditional & Ritual Theater Festival is scheduled to open on September 10 in Tehran.

Over 70 photographers are present at the third photo sale of the No. 6 Gallery in Tehran which began on Friday.

Curated by photographers Zarvan Rouhbakhshan and Hamed Dehqan, the three-day…

Iranian translator Soheil Sommi has recently brought out a collection of selected stories that provide a comparative analysis of American and European writing styles.

The 200-year-old University of Bonn, one of the major institutions of higher learning across Europe, is preparing to offer Iranian Studies among its majors, according to author and researcher Eva…

The renowned Scottish artist David Batchelor has chosen Tehran’s Ab-Anbar Gallery to hold his first solo exhibition of artworks in Iran.  

Titled ‘Chromatology’, the exhibition…

Ninety unpublished poems by an icon of modern Persian poetry Simin Behbahani (1927-2014), will be released soon in a second collection.

A joint theater production by Italian Meticci Theater Company and Iranian ‘Mouj’ troupe is currently underway at Roudaki Foundation’s theater hall in Tehran. 

Directed by Pietro…

A series of mixed media artworks by Iranian-American artist Hadieh Shafie is on view at Leila Heller Gallery in New York. 

The gallery has presented over 40 new works of the artist…

A choreography performance by Rabo Band will be staged at Tehran Independent Theater Hall on February 25. 

Titled 'Saz-o Sama', the show as part of the 'Saturday Nights’ series will…

Iranian traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani, 44, will perform at a concert on March 11-12 at Tehran's Vahdat Hall.

He will sing some pieces by Iranian composers Fardin Khalatbari, 52, who…

The Persian version of the play 'The Professional' directed by theater and cinema actor and director Reza Kianian is underway at Paliz theater hall in Tehran. 

Theater actor and director Nasim Afsharpour has staged her adaptation of Neil Simon's 'Barefoot in the Park' at Tehran's Nasser Khosrow Hall. 

Afsharpour's play titled 'El Nino' opened…

The 11th edition of 100-Sec Film Festival will screen 400 films from February 22-23 at Tehran's Azadi Cineplex.

The participating films are from 27 countries and Iran, Mashregh News (…

A painting collection by Iranian artist Qasem Hajizadeh is currently on view at Tehran's Shahrivar Gallery.

The exhibition comprises 20 paintings based on photographs of Iranian pioneer…

Popular Iranian singer Shahin Arian, vocalist of Ravaee Concert ensemble, says his group will give “a performance with a difference” on March 9 in Tehran.

“The concert will feature an…

Iranian veteran composer and conductor Ali (Alexander) Rahbari has been invited by Antalya State Symphony Orchestra to conduct a repertoire at the amphitheater of Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman…

The play ‘Rumors’ written by American playwright, screenwriter and author Neil Simon, 89, and directed by Iranian theater director Mehdi Asgharian is currently on stage at Fadak Culture House…

A famous play by the Nobel laureate English playwright Harold Pinter, directed by theater directors Ramin Masoumian and Farid Qaderpanah, is on stage at Arghanoun Hall in Tehran. 

A pictorial book on the 82 candidates in Iran’s 11th presidential election, titled ‘I’m the President of Iran’ (in Persian: Man Raeesjomhour-e Iranam’) will soon be released.

Iran is participating in the 2017 Muscat International Book Fair in Oman with 400 book titles.

The 22nd edition of the book fair from February 22-March 4 will host 590 publishers from 28…

After ‘The Comprehensive History of Iran,’ a 20-volume survey of Iranian history, the Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia (CGIE) in Tehran will unveil another ambitious research work in…

A calligraphy painting exhibition by two Iranian artists opened at Mojdeh Art Gallery in Tehran on Friday.