Art And Culture

The significance of performing arts in raising and promoting cultural awareness in the country was stressed by minister of culture and Islamic guidance in his message  to the 7th Iran Spring…

The number of countries working on their intangible heritage has risen dramatically in recent years, and consequentially an intangible heritage convention is being drafted, said Head of the Tehran…

Book reading has a critical impact on the country's development. Some people think that in the battle between print books and digital books, paper books will lose out to the tablet market. "But…

The head of Qasr Garden Museum plans to send messages of peace and friendship to European countries following a visit to Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and France where he met cultural…

The kids play ‘The Little Witch’ directed by Fariba Daliri and performed by Chalik Theater Group is on stage at the children’s theater Honar Hall.

The play is a loose adaptation of one of…

Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley have uncovered and authenticated a cache of stories written by Mark Twain when he was a 29-year-old newspaperman in San Francisco.

Many of…

An album by Iranian composer Ramin Torkian residing in Canada has been released in Iran for the first time.

He has teamed with Khosrow Ansari as vocalist in the album titled ‘Mehraab’ (…

Iranian wrestler Saeed Abdevali has been awarded a diploma by the International Committee for Fair Play (CIFP) in recognition of his act of fair play.

Abdevali will be presented with the…

Kaveh Abedin’s debut rap album finally got its official release permit from the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance after ten years.

“The album produced in 2005 was issued a permit for…

The first edition copy of late Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s most acclaimed book ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ was stolen from a book fair in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday.

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The Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival (STIFF), which commenced on May 1, is host to two Iranian short films.

Saman Hosseinpour’s ‘One-Nil’ (1-0) was screened at Jet City…

Iran cinema has developed strongly in recent years and “competently managed to stand atop the world,” remarked renowned Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica in a meeting with Iran’s cultural attaché…

For the first time, the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) will see the presence of chief managers of John Wiley publication, one of the biggest and well-known publications worldwide.

The Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) is a manifestation of Iran’s cultural diplomacy with the capacity of building close contact with the world nations.

Internationally acclaimed graphic art designers, French Rudy Baur and Australian Ken Cato, hosted their exhibition recently at the Graphic Design Week in Tehran.

The exhibition of the two…

The Lithuanian Theater, Music and Cinema Museum is hosting a series of photos and fine arts exhibition by a young Iranian artist.

Iran plans to construct a Formula 1 (F1) circuit in Qeshm Island “to satiate the demand of so many young people who have an appetite for auto racing,” said Vice-President and Head of Cultural…

The call for the International Conference of Allama Iqbal Lahori which will be held in Tehran in June has been issued in three sections, including: ‘Iqbal and Religious Thinking’, ‘Iqbal and…

Mexican Ambassador to Tehran Ulises Canchola Gutierrez expressed delight over Isfahan sponsoring a water festival, and hoped that nations around the globe will follow suit keeping in mind the…

A collection of photos by Mohamad-Reza Baharnaz, contemporary photographer, will be presented at the Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF). The collection ‘Aroos Baroon’ (accompanying the bride to…

Aria Gallery hosted a series of collages and abstract sculptures made of wood by Shahin Tabanfar. The exhibition included her wooden works, 10 paintings and collages.

Breaking even a single Guinness World Record is a dream for many people across the globe, while an Iranian rural young juggler claims he can break several different records!

Hassan Valipour…

Former Brazilian soccer star Rivaldo is playing in an Iranian production ‘I’m not Salvador’ which is being shot in Brazil.

Rivaldo, aged 43, is considered one of the best soccer players of…

Vahdat Hall hosted two renowned Austrian musicians Martin Harms and Michael Kahr, performing jazz and eastern pieces. They staged piano and wind instrument duets for Iranian enthusiasts, on Monday…

Iranian designers should use conventional style and traditional details in their designs, says Pegah Khosravi, clothes designer and theater director.