Art And Culture

Mashhad has been selected as the cultural capital of the Islamic world in 2017, which is a valuable opportunity for Iran to show its culture and civilization to the world, Ali Jannati, minister of…

The music band ‘Darya-e Raz’ (literally Sea of Secrets) will take the stage on April 25 for the first time in Tehran.

Various Iranian art pieces have fetched high prices at Bonhams sale of modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art in the British capital, London, Monday (April 20).

The acrylic and mineral…

Persian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian, now over 90 years old, is celebrating a milestone in her life and artistic career; her work is on view at the Guggenheim Museum through June 3, marking her…

'The House in Fog', a film by Iranian director Mokhtar Namdar, will compete at the Canadian international documentary film festival.

A painting exhibition curated by Tara Behbahani to raise funds for cancer patients collected a record-breaking 450 million rials ($13,550) in two days.

'My Friend, Spider', an ode to childhood, written by Babak Saberi and illustrated by Hassan Amekan is being published in Spanish and Portuguese by El Faro (the Lighthouse), a Spanish youth …

The world’s largest machine-made wall carpet which depicts the words “I love Mohammad” in 40 languages was donated to the Golestan-e Ali (AS) charitable organization in the holy city of Mashhad,…

A brand new Android game ‘Supper Infinite Digger’, designed by Sourena Game Studio (Sourena Pardazesh Arya), is currently available online for free download, says game project director Hasan Mehdi…

The New York Times won two prestigious Pulitzer prizes on Monday for coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, described by the Pulitzer board as courageous and vivid journalism that engaged…

The ‘Swiss Modern Art Posters’ exhibition opened on April 17 in Jalil Shahnaz Hall of the Iranian Artist Forum (IAF) in Tehran, with Swiss Ambassador Giulio Haas participating, indicating that…

The first cultural-artistic festival on “World Against Violence and Extremism” (WAVE), aimed at promoting a culture of peace, will be held May 17-22 in Tehran.

Iranian Qur’an memorizer Hajar Mehralian is participating in the 10th International Qur’an Competition in the Jordanian capital Amman.

Mehralian will compete in the category of memorization…

An Iraqi artist has transformed worn-out shoes and trash into works of art to illustrate the ‘ugliness’ of the Islamic State (IS) group. Using old footwear salvaged from local shoemakers, Akeel…

Digital printing machines have driven the apparel, textile and garment industry into a new era to ensure better variety and quality of fabric printing. Digital textile printing, being a rather…

The exhibition on the fifth edition of Sheed Awards inaugurated at Momayez Gallery of Iranian Artists Forum last week, “has given an impetus to photographers and social documentary photography in…

On the occasion of Saadi Commemoration Day (April 21), a two-day conference titled ‘Saadi and al-Mutanabbi’ on the life and works of the renowned Persian poet Saadi and Arab classical poet Al-…

Iranian short film ‘The Hose’ directed by Mansour Forouzesh will be screened at two international film festivals in the US and Spain.

Rome’s opera house has brought down the curtain on years of losses and infighting and started breaking even after cutting costs, taking special state funds and reaching a peace deal with fractious…

‘Persona’, a play directed by Melika Razi, is on stage at Entezami Theater and will run until April 24. The play is an adaptation of a movie with the same title, Mehr News reported.

The 197th night of Bukhara magazine nights was a celebration in honor of the prominent Iranian actor Ezzatolah Entezami.

In this celebration which was held on Thursday, the book ‘I’m Ezzat…

Creating a top festival centering on issues for which Iran cinema is reputed like humanity, family, and moral values, and promoting joint productions to provide a potential foreign market to help…

Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran has been host to two great musicians from Europe in recent days, performing classical music on the stage for Iranian enthusiasts.

The highly acclaimed…

A book series titled ‘Answers to Questions in Iran’s History’ was recently published by Ghadyani Publishing House (Banafsheh Publications) to educate youngsters on the history of their nation.…

The Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) provides a proper opportunity for Iranian publishers to meet their foreign counterparts.

The executive director of ‘Olum-e-Iran’ (Iran Sciences)…