Art And Culture

The foreign ministry unveiled a book titled ‘A Glance at the Glorious Empire of Pars’, at a function attended by Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his Portuguese counterpart Rui Machete at…

In the hands of Italian artist Guido Daniele, body painting takes on a unique form. Using the human hand as a canvas, he creates detailed, life-like animals.

According to Euronews website,…

Hosts Australia will face South Korea in the final of the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 after maiden international goals from both Trent Sainsbury and Jason Davidson in the first half at a damp…

The Honar (Art) Credit Fund is playing a pivotal role in attracting investors to promote art and culture, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati said in a meeting with members of the…

Iranian game developers participated in the Global Game Jam - the world’s largest game jam event - which was held on January 23-24 simultaneously in 480 locations in 63 countries. The mechanism of…

The 13th Iranian Biennial of Photography opened on Sunday (Jan 25) at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.

An exhibition of the works by Abolghasem Atighechi, also known as Abol, will be held in Momayez Gallery at Iranian Artists’ Forum from January 31 to February 8.

The exhibition will comprise…

South Korea moved a step closer to burying their 55-year Asian Cup hoodoo when they grabbed a goal in each half to beat Iraq 2-0 on Monday and set up a final against Australia or the United Arab…

Iranian video game ‘Search for Happiness’ tailored for the hearing impaired will be released by March.

The game has been designed to provide informative and moral messages to the targeted…

The fourth exhibition of classic cars and motorcycles officially kicked off on Saturday in the city of Isfahan, displaying antique cars and motorcycles.

Organized by the Isfahan Motorcycle…

The Asian Football Confederation has dismissed a protest from Iran over its quarter-final loss to Iraq in the continental championship, saying the complaint over the eligibility of Alaa Abdulzehra…

The international forum on cross cultural exchange in antiquity between Greece, Iran, India, and China will be soon formed.

German electronic music pioneer Edgar Froese passed away in Vienna on Friday (Jan 23) at the age of 70.

According to Rolling Stones website, Edgar Froese, founding member and keyboardist of…

The creator of the famous painting ‘The Evening of Ashura’ is now 85 years old. Mahmoud Farshchian, renowned Iranian miniaturist, was born on January 24, 1930 in Isfahan. His artistic passion has…

The Iran Society for the Appreciation of Cultural Works and Dignitaries in Tehran hosted a ceremony on Saturday (Jan 24) to pay glowing tributes to the veteran calligrapher Gholam-Hossein…

A total of 2236 artists in the field of dramatic arts are involved in the 33rd International Fajr Theater Festival, the biggest theater event in the country, according to the festival organizers…

Jhumpa Lahiri has won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2015 for her novel ‘The Lowland’, beating four other contenders for the $50,000 prize.

Iranologists and Persian language professors abroad should cooperate with Iran in enriching the resources available on Persian language and culture, language regulators and policymakers urged at…

Yemen’s culture minister said 1250 copies of rare Qur’an manuscripts have been discovered in the country’s capital.

Arwa Othman said the manuscripts, which date back to the 14th and 15th…

Popular old melodies took the audiences down memory lane at well-known composer Shahrdad Rohani’s concert at the ministry of interior’s main hall in Tehran organized over the week-end (Jan 22-23…

Iran said a bitter goodbye to the Asian Cup games after losing a sensational match against Iraq on Friday (Jan 23).

A recording of Qur’an recitation released recently is claimed to be the oldest in the world.

The audio clip, exhibited in Dubai’s Empty Quarter Gallery, is said to date back to 130 years…

The 12th exhibition of the ‘Memoir of the Kind Friend,’ a display of books, was inaugurated in Tehran’s Goftegoo Park on Thursday (Jan 22).

A training program on digital storytelling for participants with various abilities in literature, science and computer will be conducted soon. The training is aimed at providing participants with…

On the night of March 18 Christie’s Dubai will offer one of the most iconic Middle Eastern images ever produced – Jamal Al Mahamel II or Camel of Burdens II – by the Palestinian artist Suleiman…