Art And Culture

‘Furious 7’ left all its competitors in the dust with a scorching global debut of $384 million.

Much as The Dark Knight turned into a memorial for Heath Ledger, audiences flocked to see…

With less than a month left to the start of the 28th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF), the first foreign book shipment has entered the grounds.

Iran’s primary translators association ‘Tehran Translators Association’ was officially launched with a permit from the ministry of cooperatives, labor and social affairs to help provide a platform…

A media expert criticized the total absence of newspapers throughout the two-week Nowruz (Iranian New Year) holiday season that ended on April 3 calling it a “disaster.”

“Total absence of…

The head of Sangelaj Theatre in Tehran has said the theatre will host more spectators by adding performance times.

Sangelaj theatre, oldest among theatres in the capital, will be 50 years…

Iran’s Farzan Ashourzadeh and Mehdi Khodabakhshi have stood in the first place of their categories in world taekwondo best list.

Behnam Asbaqi and Sajdad Mardani also stood among the best…

Cartoonists from 50 countries have submitted their works on the Holocaust to the secretariat of the 2nd International Holocaust Cartoon Contest.

According to the public relations department…

Coinciding with the celebration of Nowruz (Iranian New Year), presents from Iranian benefactors were given to Tajikistan children affected by cancer in a ceremony held at the central hospital of…

The British Museum has recently announced that it is to open a major new gallery dedicated to the Islamic world.

The new space will open in 2018 and include exhibits currently not on…

‘Atomic Heart’ directed by Ali Ahmadzadeh has been selected as one of the 18 movies competing at the international official competition section of the 17th Buenos Aires International Independent…

A series of photos by Ebrahim Haghighi, the veteran contemporary artist, will be exhibited at Shirin Gallery.

Titled ‘Iran in the Mirror’, the series was developed “in the course of my…

Seattle is home to two of the biggest names in the tech industry, Microsoft and Amazon, but it’s also known for being one of the wettest cities in the US. One local artist is using a little…

A new collection of drawings titled ‘White-Blue Dreams’ by Iraj Shafei is scheduled to be displayed at RIRA Gallery in Dubai. The exhibition features phenomenal works around the culture and…

According to the latest ranking of the United World Wrestling, Hamid Sourian has maintained his position as the best Greco-Roman wrestler in weight class of 59 kg.

Moreover, Omid Nowrouzi…

The 52nd Bologna Children’s Book Fair concluded with the possible attendance of the fair’s exhibition manager at Tehran International Book Fair and the selection of Iran as the fair’s guest of…

The British media regulator has awarded a license for new radio stations, including the first national radio directed to Muslims in the country, which will be launched next year.

Ofcom, the…

The director of Golestan Palace has said the palace’s famous ‘Hall of Diamonds’ will be opened to public in May.

 Pointing to the expensive protective facilities and technology for the…

The past Iranian year (ending March 20) was fruitful for the Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) since eighteen of its products won international awards.

Following a philanthropic gesture by the renowned Iranian film director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad - donating her Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA) - won for her movie titled ‘Tales’- to support…

Winter has almost come to an end and with just two days to the spring, Iranians across the globe are looking forward to Nowruz, which is concurrent with the change of the season.

The first edition of an international festival featuring diverse cultural and artistic programs for children is to be held on Kish Island later this month.

Over the current Iranian year (ending March 20), twelve foreign Christian tourists embraced Islam when visiting Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine.

The University of Bologna in Italy hosted a seminar on contemporary Persian literature recently in cooperation with the Book City Institute, the international chain of bookstores and cultural…

An exhibition of paintings by the young artist Arash Shirinbab is on display at the gallery of Sa’dabad cultural-historical complex.

Last night, people in Iran celebrated Chaharshanbeh-Suri (Fireworks Wednesday), also known as Festival of Fire, an ancient Iranian festival dating back to 4000 years ago since the early…