Art And Culture

The 18th Iran International Festival of University Theater commenced on May 19 to elicit greater interest from Tehranis in theater. The festival will go on till the end of summer.

The…

Vahdat Hall hosted a concert on the epic story of Siavash, a major figure in Ferdowsi’s ‘Shahnameh’ (Book of Kings).

Sculptures and paintings by renowned contemporary artist Bahman Mohasses, will be exhibited in Tehran.

The fifth national conference on children’s literature was recently held at the Education and Psychology Faculty of the University of Shiraz. The conference was attended by over 300 professors,…

Iran will host the 4th round of Asian Billiard and Snooker championship in Kish Island.

The 4th round of the competition will be held on May 24 in which 10 Asian countries have registered…

Pouran Derakhshandeh’s ‘Hush, Girls Don’t Scream’ grabbed two top awards at the 2015 Fiji International Film Festival.

The Iranian social drama won the Best Film Award and Best Actress…

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on holding the Mugham Music National Festival of Kerman Province was signed by Ali Jannati, minister of culture and Islamic guidance and Kerman governor general…

This year’s edition of the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) saw two major changes compared to the previous rounds, bringing about desirable outcomes, said Seyyed Abbas Salehi, president of…

Giles Peppiatt, from Bonhams in London, had good reason to make the trip to Nigeria’s financial capital, Lagos, for the auction house’s next sale of African art -- a glut of potential buyers.

‘Vietnam Today’ exhibition, showcasing a part of customs and social life in Vietnam, will be launched at Melal Culture House on May 19.

The three-day event is organized by the Islamic…

Seyhoun Art Gallery recently hosted a series of artworks by Fatemeh Abbaszadeh titled ‘No Women’s Eyes Should be Overlooked’ with 21 items created by mixed-media - which in visual art, refers to…

A photo gallery with the purpose of preventing addiction is underway at Abu Saeed Culture House in cooperation with the anti-narcotics police and Cultural Management Authority of Tehran’s District…

The ‘Beauty of Persian Horse National Festival’ was celebrated in Sepidan county of Fars Province, in southern Iran, where a total of 180 purebred horses were displayed.

Turkmen, Kurdish,…

Sepahan Isfahan has once again topped Iran’s professional soccer league by claiming the fifth 2014-15 Persian Gulf Pro League (IPL) title.

Mark Rothko’s muted-hued canvas “No. 10” soared to $81.9 million, leading Christie’s marathon sale of post-war and contemporary art, which took in $658.5 million and set new records for several…

While print books have always had a special status, cyber space however, has paved the way for easy and quick transmission of information, said Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati…

The music band ‘Gypsy Kings Family’ is scheduled to perform in Tehran in late May, according to Pirooz Arjmand, director general of the Music Center of the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance…

The ‘Actor’s Festival’ is undoubtedly one of the most important events for those involved in Iran theater, since the best theater actors of the year are chosen and awarded by a jury from the…

Close to 23 long and short films, documentaries, and experimental and animated movies were screened in three Swiss cities of Basel, Berne, and Bien during the one-week Iranian Female Independent…

Iranian artist Fereshteh Najafi who illustrated the book ‘Pe and Vast World’ will visit Brazil on an invitation by the Brazilian publisher of the book.

The book, written by the famous…

'Book Bearer' is the name of a taxi, full of different book titles and music albums which moves around the ongoing 28th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) providing book fans with cozy space to…

The first National Festival of Film and Photo on Mothers is to be held from July 28 to 31 in Tehran.

The national Khayyam Day in Iran will be commemorated on May 18 with many scholars, litterateurs, and cultural officials gathering at his tomb in Nishabur, Khorasan Razavi Province, in…

The celebrated Iranian poet, translator and literary critic Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou passed away on Monday (May 11) in Tehran at the age of 75.

Sepanlou, who was suffering from lung cancer in…

A vibrant, multi-hued painting from Pablo Picasso set a world record for artwork at auction, selling for $179.4 million on Monday, and a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti set a record for most…