Art And Culture

The project of establishing a quality management system based on ISO 9001 standards has begun in Hosseinyeh Ershad Public Library in Tehran.

A show displaying works of Iranian designers and brands will be held at Paladium Complex, from June 24-26.

Organized by the Modino Institute, the first two days will be set aside for women’…

The Singapore Theatre Festival staged ‘Act 3 Scene 4’ co-directed by Ashkan Kheil Nejad and Yusef Bapiri on Sunday (June 7).

The story and dialogues are based on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’. In…

Art is what keeps culture, history, and identity of a country alive, but if art is to survive, the economics of art, as its fundamental pillar, must be seriously taken into account, said head of…

A first edition of ‘The Hobbit’ accompanied by a handwritten note in Elvish by British author JRR Tolkien was sold by Sotheby’s at an auction for $211,000.

The book was a gift from the…

Experts in children’s literature believe that a good book should be based on ethical values guiding children in making proper decisions in life. By observing this simple principle, authors and…

Four sculptures by Kambiz Sabri, contemporary artist, are on display together with art works by Iranian, Indian and Chinese artists at 1X1 Gallery in Dubai.

The collection includes Sabri’s…

Concurrent with the Nordic Cultural Week in Tehran, the joint Nordic cultural exhibition ‘A Touch of Nordic Art & Culture’ was inaugurated at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on…

The former Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov has joined the ‘Eighth Seen: Sarpanah’ charity movement.

There are 39 million books in public libraries around the country, but the number is insufficient when compared to the population, said Mohammad Allahyari Foumani, deputy of libraries and reading…

The result of an analysis by British-American author Nicola Griffith shows that women are more likely to win literary awards for fiction when their protagonist is a man. The more prestigious the…

The play, ‘Someday, Dandelions will Arrive’ co-directed by Sahar Shahgaldi and Maneli Vafadari, is on stage at the 1st Festival of ‘Dolls for Peace and Intercultural Dialogue’ which runs till June…

The Contemporary Art Gallery ‘Nicolas Flamel’ in Paris introduces professional Iranian art to Europe, says co-director of the gallery, Hessamodin Khalatbari.

Notable Iranian composer Hossein Alizadeh and traditional singer Alireza Ghorbani will perform at Cologne Philharmonic Hall, Germany, in November 2015.

The concert, planned by Cologne…

The Thai band Kor Pai and the Iranian ensemble Zasta had a joint performance at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall recently to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Iran and Thailand.…

The insurance cover for journalists and media persons will not be rescinded, said director general of press and domestic news agencies, Hassan Mehrabi.

A two-time cancer survivor, Thompson has raised more than $100,000 for charity over 15 years.

A children’s play, ‘The Old Man and the Tiger,’ written by Ali Khakbazan and directed by Hasan Dadshekar, will be staged after the fasting month of Ramadan, which commences from June 18.

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Over 50 countries, from neighbors to the US, submitted 232 works in the international section of the 5th Urban International Film Festival, which concluded on Tuesday at Tehran’s Milad Tower.

After garnering several international awards, ‘The Tales’ by acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, is now playing in Iran cinemas.

However, some sections of the people have…

A play based on a French movie, directed by Alireza Koushk-Jalali, is underway at Iranshahr Theater in Tehran.

The story is adapted by Jalali from the 2011 French movie ‘Intouchables’ by…

A collection of paintings by Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour are on display at the Silk Road Art Gallery in Tehran.

The Iranian short film ‘Silent Notes’ directed by Taha Ghanimifard, a hearing-impaired filmmaker, was screened at the 5th Toronto International Deaf Film & Arts Festival (TIDFAF) which ran…

A museum of Qur’an and Inscription in Tehran is planned to be established by the National Library and Archives Organization of Iran (NLAI), said its head, Seyed Reza Salehi-Amiri.

He said a…

Is it selfie-ish to make a profit off of strangers’ Instagram photos? Richard Prince did just that, and it’s drawing a lot of negative reaction.

The painter and photographer blew up…