Art And Culture

An adapted play, titled ‘Fools’, directed by Houman Rahnamoun will be on stage from April 13 at Mehrab Theatre Hall in Tehran.

Written by the American playwright, screenwriter and author,…

In ancient civilizations, architecture was known as “the mother of all the arts.” That is the starting point as well as the title of an exhibition in Cuba.

Curated by Nelson Herrera Ysla,…

The Iranian New Year (Norouz) was celebrated during a ceremony at ‘Akasaka Community Place’ in Tokyo on March 22.

The traditional Iranian festival of spring was organized by the Iranian…

Iranian artist, Ramin Shirdel is preparing to partake in the 7th edition of Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial, slated for April 6 to June 6.

An artist who utilizes words as a base for his works…

Twelve children’s books written and illustrated by Iranian authors and illustrators, which have been translated into English, published and distributed by Tiny Owl in UK bookstores and bookselling…

Iran Cultural Fairs Institute (ICFI) will represent Iran at the 53rd Bologna Children Book Fair, slated for April 4-7 in Bologna, Italy, displaying 270 titles from 30 publications.

Having completed almost 80% of filming in India, the first Indo-Iranian co-production ‘Salaam Mumbai’ will start shooting the remaining scenes in Tehran from Monday, April 4.

Iranian Actors…

Theater artist Kourosh Soleimani has restaged the comedy play ‘Suddenly, Tin Can’ at Sangelaj Theater in south Tehran with slight changes.

After a successful performance in the 31st Fajr International Music Festival in February, Rastak folk music group will have its first performance in the Persian New Year (started March 20) in…

Tehran Symphonic Orchestra (TSO) will stage a music performance, conducted by Iranian-Armenian musician Loris Tjeknavorian, as the first charitable concert in the new Persian calendar year (…

Tehran Silk Road Gallery made its third active participation as Iran’s representative in ‘Art Paris’ Fair held form March 31 to April 3 at Grand Palais, France.

The strong presence of Iranian artists in the 20th edition of Christie’s Dubai Art Auction (Mar 13-17) concluded with impressive results.

Owning some 40% of the total 125 artworks under the…

A handwritten draft by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of his 1893 Sherlock Holmes mystery, ‘The Adventures of the Greek Interpreter’, is to be sold at Bonhams Fine Literature sale in New York on April 11…

A book on the script of the Iranian movie ‘Risk of Acid Rain’, directed by Behtash Sanaeeha, has been published by Negah publishing house.

Iran is present at the 17th Festival of Archaeological Films in Belgrade, with two films on historical sites in the country.

A group exhibition by veteran Iranian artists is underway at Vista Art Gallery in Tehran.

Titled ‘Norouz, New Day, Spring’, the exhibition features a series of paintings, sculptures and…

Renowned Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose fluid, futuristic designs were used in buildings across the world to widespread acclaim, passed away of a heart attack in Miami on Thursday,…

American-based Iranian artist Kamran Youssefzadeh, nicknamed Y.Z. Kami, has put his works on exhibition at Leila Heller Gallery in Dubai.

Tehran is currently host to the art project ‘Baharestan’, literally meaning place of spring, in which over 500 temporary works of art are placed at different sites of the capital to give a fresh…

A marble statue of Omar Khayyam, the 11th century Persian polymath, was unveiled in Oklahoma University (OU), US, on March 30.

Carved by the famed sculptor Hossein Fakhimi, the sculpture is…

People can be the source of inspiration for art, with their appearance, the way they look, what they wear and their demeanor. This is the theme of the artworks on show at Aun Gallery in Tehran.…

A huge graffiti image of drowned toddler Aylan Kurdi, pictures of whose body stirred global sympathy for migrants fleeing war and poverty, confronts motorists, pedestrians and river travelers…

A Tehran-based gallery ‘Dastan’s Basement’ is participating in the Art Dubai 2016, with a project titled ‘The Sun Rises from the West’.

Curated by Hormoz Hematian, the gallery is dedicated…

It is the usual practice to show entertaining programs during the Iranian New Year Norouz (starts March 20) holidays, and this year too different TV channels of the Islamic Republic of Iran…

The improved digitalized version of the documentary ‘The Lovers’ Wind’ directed and produced by the late French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse will be screened for the first time at the 34th Fajr…