Art And Culture

Two stolen Vincent Van Gogh paintings worth millions of euros were found in an Italian country house belonging to an alleged mafia drug smuggler, police said on Friday, 14 years after they…

An Iranian couple specialized in wood art are to present Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan Province, at the Tri-Continental Arts and Crafts Fairs Santa Cruz in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Iranian graphic designer Parisa Tashakori will serve as a jury member in the Biennale of Poster Bolivia 2017 in La Paz.

According to the poster call issued by the website of the event, the…

The bustling ceremony at Tehran's Vahdat Hall on September 25 for the unveiling of Talisman, Renault Pars' latest car seems to have caused a stir among artists and cultural officials.

On…

Sotheby’s held its biggest-ever art exhibition in Dubai on Thursday, September 29, ahead of the opening of its office in the city. The show included modern works by artists from the…

Iran's renowned female filmmaker Rakhshan Banietemad received an honorary award at the 6th International Crime and Punishment Film Festival in Istanbul,  on Thursday, September 29.

The…

Two plays from Iran will take part in the 23rd Theatrical Lori Festival in Armenia, slated for October 4-12 in Lori Province.

The plays 'Mama Yerma' directed by Farzin Nobarani and 'Father…

Researchers in manuscripts and rare books will no longer have to be present at the National Library of Iran to find answers to their queries or to search for information.

The Manuscripts…

Four Iranian movies will go on screen at the 13th Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) in Nigeria.

'The Rainbow Island' directed by filmmaker Khosrow Sinai, 'The Promise' by Mohammad…

Tehran Symphony Orchestra (TSO) will perform South Korean pieces at Tehran's Vahdat Hall on Friday, September 30.

Iranian-American composer, conductor, violinist and pianist Shahrdad Rohani…

It is Rumi, the 13th century Persian poet and mystic who receives most of the attention when a seminar is held on mysticism; his spiritual instructor Shams Tabrizi does not receive as much credit…

For two Ukrainian artists seeking to portray the civil conflict in their country, paint and canvas were not enough and they chose to make pictures and sculptures out of the materials of war:…

Two sculptures by a young Iranian artist have been put on display as public installations in two cities: Nara, located in the Kansai region of Japan and Dubai in the UAE.

Critical appraisals and discernment of artistic performances help artists to achieve stellar performances in their respective fields, says Emad Shaterian, director of the Tehran-based Bidgol…

Noted Syrian poet Adonis, whose name surfaces regularly as a top contender for the Nobel literature prize, says religious fanaticism is "destroying the heart of the Arab world", but sees salvation…

SabaCell mobile content publisher and advertiser, based in Tehran, has established an online service that is hoped to become a rival for TV.

The play ‘Immortality’ directed by Nima Dehghan is preparing to start a tour in a number of Eurasian and European countries in 2016 and 2017.

The play, which dwells on the subject of…

Culture, Art and Communication Research Center, affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance will host a special seminar on 'Rumi's Musical Expression in Divan-e Shams'.

The…

Iranian actor Hossein Mahjoub has acted in the movie 'Khibula' directed by the acclaimed Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili.

A 2016 production of Georgia, France and Germany, the film will…

Iranian film maker Mohammad Ali Sajjadi, 58, who started his artistic career with painting and calligraphy, has organized a painting exhibition in an effort to portray "the most enigmatic Iranian…

Five million brightly colored plastic bottle tops have been laid out on a Mediterranean island, spelling the word "HELP" in an art installation that aims to draw attention to marine pollution.…

The Museum of Book and Documental Heritage at the National Library of Iran is hosting an exhibition of educational documents with historical value from September 27.

Titled 'Ganj-e Yadgiri…

Lost in Yonkers, a play written by American playwright, screenwriter and author Marvin Neil Simon, 88, is underway at Tehran's Fannizadeh Theater Hall.

The play has won the 1991 Pulitzer…

Two Children's story by the famous American author Sylvia Plath have been translated into Persian by Niloofar Amraee and published in a book titled 'Mrs. Cherry's Kitchen'.

Sylvia Plath (…

Well-known Iranian director, producer, film editor, screenwriter and translator Dariush Mehrjui, 76, who recently published a novel, will sign copies of it for his fans at Tehran's Saless…