Art And Culture

A series of major exhibitions in the Northeast devoted to art from Iran kicked off this month in Massachusetts with Parviz Tanavoli, a retrospective of one of Iran’s most admired modernists, at…

An exhibition of children’s paintings with the aim of learning teamwork while developing their creativity was held in Tehran, the proceeds of which are in support of disadvantaged children.

Iran theater is one of the richest and most dynamic in Asia and although it is under-researched, as there are not many references to it in books on Asian theater, it does not mean that Iran lacks…

To revive traditional games in the region, Gachsaran, an oilfield town in the province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in southwestern Iran, will host the ‘Traditional Games Festival’ for a month…

The year 2015 marks the 15th anniversary of International Mother Language Day - also a turning point year for the international community - as it is the deadline for the Millennium Development…

The ministry of culture and Islamic guidance will defend all legitimate music programs, while conforming to religious codes and state laws, said Ali Jannati, culture minister.

He made the…

Defending champion Iran, which has lifted four of the last five Greco-Roman Wrestling  World Cups, came in third after beating Turkey 6-2 on the last and final day of the event at the Azadi…

Author and translator of mythology and theater books Jalal Sattari, was presented the ‘Book of the Year Award’ at his home, since he couldn’t attend the award ceremony due to old age. The award…

The works of master painter Mahmoud Farshchian have been warmly welcomed by visitors at the New Delhi World Book Fair, which has seen Iran’s active participation.

Humans talk happy. Maybe it comes from being on top of the evolutionary heap. Maybe humans are just happy.

Whatever the explanation, the most commonly used words in human languages across a…

An innovative plan called ‘Translation of Persia (TOP)’ to encourage translators to translate Persian works to other languages, has been devised by Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations…

Four veteran masters including kamancheh player Ardeshir Kamkar, photographer Fakhreddin Fakhreddini, songwriter Mohammad-Ali Bahmani, and violinist Marjan Ghanbari-Mehr were honored for their…

The 9th Ruyesh (literally: growth) Film Festival will be held in Tehran from February 24 to 28 by the Islamic Development Organization’s artistic branch, ‘Hozeh Honary’ (Art Center).

Short…

A theater titled ‘Tistou of the Green Thumbs’ is being staged at Tehran’s Honar Hall from February 4 to March 16, based on a bestselling book of the same title by Maurice Druon – the well-known…

Members of the Majlis Cultural Commission are on a two-day visit to Hyderabad - the capital of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh - to boost Indo-Iran cultural relations, said Iran…

Continuing its journey on the international circuit, the drama ‘Today’ by Reza Mirkarimi will take part in the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), set to run from February 23-March…

Iranian architect Farshad Mehdizadeh has been selected as a jury member of the 15th World Architecture Festival (WAF) set to be held from November 4 to 6 in Singapore, along with other…

The fifth and the last album of the popular Arian Band, the first Persian pop band comprising both male and female singers and players in Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, is slated for…

More than 100 artists from different parts of the world have written an open letter pledging a “cultural boycott” of Israel.

They include well known figures such as directors Mike Leigh and…

All nations in the world today acknowledge the rich Iranian culture, minister of culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said at the closing ceremony of the ‘Second Festival of Cultural Products…

Iran’s Cultural Attaché to Thailand Mostafa Najarianzadeh said that the prospects of cultural cooperation between the two countries “are very promising.”

He made the remarks in a cultural…

Iran Film Week was held in the Romanian capital Bucharest, on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.  

The Iranian ambassador to Romania, and cinema officials, artists and…

To boost the creation of intellectual works of art, the government plans to take measures in the cinema sector. As an industry, cinema has “a great deal of attraction and potential among the…

An exhibition of selected works at the third biennial of mural paintings ‘City Observers’ which opened at Saba Cultural and Artistic Institute (SCAI) affiliated to the Iranian Academy of Arts,…

The 17th edition of Iran’s International Storytelling Festival opened Monday (Feb. 16) in Kermanshah.

Organized by the Iran Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young…