Art And Culture

The first edition of ‘The Poetry of Pablo Neruda,’ translated and narrated by Sirous Shamloo, was published by Negah Publications.

Neruda was born on July 12, 1904 in Parral, Chile, to a…

Five new films hit Iran cinemas yesterday to begin Nowruz screenings 10 days prior to the start of the New Year (March 21).

‘Crazy Castle’ directed by Abolhassan Davoudi, ‘Absolute Rest’ by…

 A federal judge in New York on Friday dismissed a $40 million lawsuit by art collectors against the foundation of late painter Keith Haring, which has said about 80 works owned by the…

Iran’s documentary ‘Eleven Mothers’, directed by Arash Eshaghi, will take part in the Bogota International Film Festival in Colombia.

Arash Eshaghi, director of the documentary, told…

Unauthorized cancellation of concerts, intense campaigns against musicians and the ministry of culture, and even disruptions of performances by opponents arguing that women should not be allowed…

A play titled ‘The Owner of the Keys’ - based on a book of the same title written by French writer Milan Kundera - is being staged at the Arasbaran cultural center in Tehran.

Five walnut trees that have withered will be transformed into works of art by Iranian master of wooden sculpture Jamshid Moradian in Karaj - the capital of Alborz Province - to fulfill a project…

The number of mosques constructed in the Muslim province of Xinjiang - an autonomous province in far northwestern China - has increased tenfold in the last three decades, indicating the country’s…

Turkish police anti-smuggling units recovered a painting reportedly of Vincent van Gogh’s titled ‘Old Man with Stick, Standing’ in a raid in the north of Tokat province, posing as interested…

The 6th National Domino Competition started on Saturday (March 7) with the participation of university and school students from different provinces at the Amirkabir University of Technology.

With the Iranian New Year or Nowroz around the corner, people are out shopping daily, and men in particular are on the lookout for new suits to buy.

Renowned Iranian musician/composer Keivan Saket is scheduled to perform in several concerts in Germany during the first half of 2015.

Saket is busy these days composing several music albums…

A one-day workshop to create trees using cardboards was held in Tehran on Friday (March 6).

The workshop titled ‘The Thicket’ organized by the Association of Iranian Sculptors took place at…

A play titled ‘Lost in Yonkers’ - based on a play of the same title written by American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon - is being staged at the Bazigah Theater in Tehran, but with a…

Bringing peaceful and respectful qualities of Islam to London, a Muslim themed garden has been revealed as part of Chelsea Flower Show 2015 to clear misconceptions surrounding the faith.

“I…

An independent office is to be established with the aim of publishing Volumes 16 to 18 of the Iranian Encyclopedia for Young People, said Noushafarin Ansari, secretary of the Children Book Council…

Hafez Nazeri’s album ‘Rumi Symphony Project: Untold’ was unveiled on Saturday (March 7) at a ceremony in Tehran’s Milad Tower conference hall.

Oman is the special guest at the 28th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) to be held from May 6 to 16 at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Grand Musalla.

It usually gets more difficult to commit something to memory as one gets older, but a 60-year-old man in the holy city of Mashhad has challenged this by memorizing 5 Juz’es (sections) of the Holy…

Mess Negar gallery in Tehran is hosting an exhibition displaying 100 works of art by prominent contemporary artists in the field of Iran’s traditional art. The gallery manager plans to honor…

Nasser Taghvai’s acclaimed movie ‘Unruled Paper’ was screened at Eivan-e Shams hall, with the aim of benefitting homeless women.

Over 20 book titles on the subject of Oriental carpets have been released in Italy by the author and researcher of hand-woven carpets Seyed Taher Sabahi, said Italian Ambassador to Tehran Mauro…

A book of Japanese short stories titled ‘Triumphant March into Port Arthur’ translated by Ashkan Kazemian-Moghimi was recently published by Shoorafarain Publications.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has announced that the state would finance double the number of university courses on Islam in a bid to stop “the influence of foreign funding of training of…

At the 800th anniversary of Persian Sufi mystic Najmuddin Kubra, a ceremony attended by several officials was held to celebrate UNESCO’s decision to include his name in its 2014-2015 list of…