The closing ceremony of the first edition of Angel Prize, a short story writing competition, was held on Friday at Fereshteh Book City Complex in Tehran.
The event was organized by the Book…
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After spending 265 years outside the city, the sole authentic portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach returns to the place where Bach once lived and the center of Bach scholarship.
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An exhibition of paintings by six artists from India, the US, Finland and Iran, will be held on June 25 at Etemad Gallery.
The idea of the show was raised by Aneh Mohammad Tatari, Iranian…
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Movies and cinematic works presented to the Third Festival of Technology & Industrial Film & Photography ‘Farda’ (Tomorrow) stand a good chance to be shown on TV channels, said Parviz…
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Instagram is seeing a huge number of visitors to the account of one particular user these days: Majid Khosro-Anjom, a caricaturist whose unique drawings have gone viral in the social media.
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Following the trend in recent years of screening films in cinemas during the month of Ramadan, from Iftar (fast-breaking) at the time of sunset till dawn the next day, this year also, cinema halls…
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The closing ceremony of the Sixth Parvin Etesami Literary Award will be held at Tehran’s Institute of Culture, Art and Architecture affiliated to the Academic Center for Education, Culture and…
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Former Wall Street mogul, noted art collector and alleged inside trader Steven Cohen is the proud owner of the most expensive sculpture ever sold, as he has been identified as the mystery buyer…
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Iranian boxers won two bronze medals in the 2015 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday.
Hossein Mousa-Khani and Saeed Salavati won the…
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Iran’s national soccer team won over Uzbekistan with a late goal in a warm-up for the 2018 World Cup qualifications on Thursday (June 11).
Newcomer Mehdi Torabi, wearing the national team’s…
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British master of acting Sir Christopher Lee, who portrayed Dracula in outrageous horror classics but became known to later generations for roles in ‘Star Wars’ and as the wizard Saruman in the ‘…
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A collection of mobile photos ‘Chargoosh’ (literally four square) by 14 artists opened at the Silk Road Gallery on Friday. The group exhibition includes photography by Ako Salemi, Amir Nava,…
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The young female filmmaker Ida Panahandeh, who won the Promising Future Prize at the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the 68th Cannes Film Festival for her debut feature film ‘Nahid’ less than a…
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Conducted by the veteran composer Farhad Fakhreddini, Iran’s National Orchestra performed for the first time after a four-year hiatus at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall in the presence of well-known artists…
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Pouria Heidary’s ‘Social Learning Theory’ will participate at Mexico’s FMCEX (World Extreme Film Festival of Veracruz) slated for June 22-27.
The film, in its 8th international screening,…
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A painting collection by nonagenarian artist Abolghassem Saeedi will be shown for the first time in 60 years at Shahrivar Art Gallery.
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Polish musicians will perform on Molavi verses at a concert organized by Arasbaran Culture House.
The concert, ‘Ghalb ha’ (literally, the hearts), will be staged on June 12. The repertoire…
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Post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh was believed to suffer from schizophrenia and musician Kurt Cobain was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The incidence of such conditions among creative…
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The Central Book City hosted a ceremony to honor top authors of children and young adults’ books named in the 13th ‘Flying Turtle’ list, on Monday.
Children and young adults who attended…
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A group exhibition ‘Routine’ by artists of a different kind, from cinema, music and songwriters, was recently held at Raj Art Gallery in Tehran on its 5th anniversary.
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The Artemis Gallery in the US will unlock the mysteries of ancient times on June 11 with a 225-lot auction of important classical antiquities, plus ancient and ethnographic art. The carefully…
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Hollywood producer Barry Navidi has returned to his native Iran after more than 15 years, just as Iran and the US make efforts to finalize a possible nuclear accord that he and others hope may…
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The public and officials alike should acknowledge the advancements in Iran cinema in the past two years, both in quality and quantity, said Hojatollah Ayoubi, head of Iran Cinema Organization,…
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A rare, once-lost 1962 guitar belonging to former Beatles member John Lennon will go up for auction this year and could break a record, Julien’s Auctions said.
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Iran's cultural attaché office in Armenia has contributed to the publication of the fourth volume of 'The Stories of Masnavi', a masterpiece by Mawlana (Rumi).
The fourth edition is written…
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