Art And Culture

'Polymath of Millennia,' a seminar to pay tribute to Persian scientist and philosopher Avicenna (980-1037) will be held on August 20 at Tehran's Ibn-Sina Cultural Center.

Iran-Turkey Ashik (as ethnic singers are called) Festival will be held on August 20 in Tehran.

Ethnic music performers and singers, known as 'ashiks' from Iran and Turkey will come together…

'Throne of the Dead, a Parody' by theater director Seyyed Hassan Husseini is on stage at Tehran's Mehrab Hall.

It is an adaptation of Romulus the Great: A Historical Comedy in Four Acts…

Three Iranian animations and one cartoon have won awards at the first edition of International Children Animation and Comics Festival (ICACF) in China.

The short animation 'Children Under…

Mystery of Creation, the first joint music album between Iran and Australia, has been produced by Iranian cultural-artistic company Si Lahn Barbad (www.30lahn.com) and distributed by the Sufi Art…

The National Geographic Channel’s upcoming global anthology series Genius on Albert Einstein will have Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony-winning actor Geoffrey Rush in the lead role.

Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestler Saied Abdevali in the 75 kg category won the bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on  August 15.

Abdevali overcame Peter…

Setare-ye Qotbi (Polaris, literally polar star) Music Group, an all-female Iranian pop band, will perform at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on August 25 and 26.

A ceremony to honor the late French painter and Iranologist Ivan Othenin-Girard (1932-2012) for his contributions to art and culture of Iran will be held today (August 16) at Tehran's Barg Gallery…

Tehran Beautification Organization (TBO) has recently purchased over 60 sculptures from different generations of sculptors, according to TBO cultural deputy Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi.

Iranian Artists Forum will host an exhibition of visual arts titled 'Art Bazaar' (Persian: Bazaar-Honar) from August 26-31.

The 6-day event will feature works called for submissions by the…

Vaziri Cave Museum, located in Lavasan, a northeastern suburb of Tehran, has showcased a collection of 30 statues, including life-size and small figurines, made with recycled plastic.

‘Constitutional Revolution in Drawings,’ a comic account of the historic event in Iran by the late caricaturist and theoretician Mohammad Rafi Ziaee (1948-2016) has been published by Morvarid…

Iran grabbed the second gold medal in two days as Sohrab Moradi managed to win in the Men’s 94 kg weightlifting category at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 13.…

Mashhad Book Complex, a three-storey bookshop was inaugurated in the shrine city of Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi Province, on August 12.

A group exhibition titled ‘Such a Dance ...’ curated by Mostafa Akbari underway at Tehran’s Mehrva Art Gallery, presents works of young Iranian artists based on a single verse by the 13th Century…

Iran’s national men's volleyball team has qualified for the quarterfinal round after beating Egypt 3-0 in the preliminary round on Saturday, August 13, keeping the hope alive for a possible medal…

Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami won the gold medal in men’s 85 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, August 12, and beat his own world record by…

Arg Cinema Complex will soon open at the Arg Shopping Center in Tajrish Square to make up for the lack of cultural spaces in north Tehran.

The cineplex will include 12 halls, of which four…

Yerma, a tragic play written by Spanish poet, dramatist and theater director Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) is on stage at Tehran's Hafez Hall.

Directed by Ashkan Sadeqi and Elham Shakib…

Theater director Seyyed Arash Sharifzadeh says the play he has prepared for the 16th Tehran Mobarak International Puppet Festival revolves around children and their fixation for computers.

The Society for National Heritage of Iran will hold a ceremony on August 16 to honor professor of Persian literature Amir Banoo Karimi, 84, for her lifelong contribution to Persian studies,…

Australia on Thursday unveiled plans for the largest renovations to the Sydney Opera House since its opening in 1973, with more than $154 million (A$200 million) earmarked to update the UNESCO…

Book City Institute is holding its fifth summer fair of foreign books at its central branch in Tehran.

'Read, Know, Grow,' the 5th Summer Fair opens on August 15 at the institute's central…

Shams Art Gallery, located in Tehran's upscale northern neighborhood of Niavaran, has recently opened an online gallery to expand marketing and sales of its artworks.

The online gallery…