Art And Culture

Qom’s Al-Mustafa International Open University has established 360 Qur’anic centers in foreign countries, an official said on Tuesday.

Iranian cultural attaché office in Austria took part in the seventh ‘Book Vienna’ international fair held from November 13-16 and exhibited various Iranian books and handicrafts.

The…

The use of mosaics in Iranian architecture dates back to several centuries ago. Many ancient Iranian buildings remain to this day, and plenty of them are decorated using bricks and colorful…

In an exhibition at Sareban Gallery, 35 of the newest works of calligrapher Gholam-Hossein Amirkhani will be showcased.  

Fascination with the annihilation of Pompeii continues with the Royal Ontario Museums premiere of Pompeii: in the Shadow of the Volcano from June 13, 2015 to January 3, 2016.  

The closing ceremony of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) on Tuesday conferred the award for the best film on ‘Melbourne’.

Representing Iranian cinema at the event, ‘Melbourne’…

Speaking at a ceremony to honor librarians, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati referred to book reading as a “religious obligation” according to the Supreme Leader, and…

Team Melli once again beat its tough Asian opponent South Korea in a friendly match at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Tuesday evening.

Following the preliminary judging, a total of nine Iranian illustrators have been chosen for Nami Concours 2015 Illustration Competition.

The list includes 94 illustrators, selected from 1,…

The latest art works of Kambiz Derambakhsh titled ‘Smile Arts’ are scheduled to be exhibited from Friday (Nov 21) at Seyhoun Art Gallery.

This is Derambakhsh’s first exhibition since the…

The play ‘My Name is Rachel Corrie’ was staged in Arlington, in the US state of Virginia November 14-16.

Based on a true story, the play directed by Samantha Sheahan, is the story of a…

Iranian film ‘Freeway’ has received the Special Jury award of the 11th International Charity Film Festival ‘Radiant Angel’, held in Moscow.

Directed and produced by Abbas Rafei, the social…

Following a successful carpet exhibition back in 2009, the Iranian embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, will soon be hosting an exhibition displaying the distinctive Persian art form: hand-woven Persian…

The UN World Food Program (WFP) in Iran honored the head of the Niavaran Culture Center Abbas Sajjadi for his humanitarian activities.

The WFP representative in Iran Negar Gerami honored…

Virgool (Comma) Performing Art Ensemble has taken ‘London, Rome, Tehran, Amsterdam’ play to the stage in Tehran.

The opening ceremony was held on Sunday at Hafez Hall of the Roudaki Art…

Director General of Iran’s Dramatic Arts Center Hussein Taheri and head of Iran’s Dramatic Arts Association Seyed Ashraf Tabatabai are attending the 34th International Theatre Institute (ITI)…

According to vocalist and pianist Pouya Nikpour, front man of Divar Band (literally: The Wall Band), the band’s new visual album was released on November 16.  

The album features four…

A performance including string quartets by famous Iranian composers will be conducted at Erarta Museum of contemporary art in Saint Petersburg, Russia on November 23.

The Iran and Tajikistan Friendship Association in Tehran hosted a cultural delegation from Tajikistan’s city of Khojand, on Sunday.

Rakhshan Bani-Etemad’s drama ‘Tales’ won the Best Film award at the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), India.

Competing with 12 other movies in the international competition…

The funeral procession for the late singer Morteza Pashaei was held Sunday morning in front of Tehran’s Vahdat Hall with thousands of his fans gathering at the place.

Three copies of the world’s tiniest printed Qur’an were donated to the central library of Astan Quds Razavi, which maintains the Imam Reza (AS) shrine in Mashhad.

The 12th Academic and Professional International Book Fair opened on Sunday in Tarbiat Modares University, featuring more than 70,000 titles from 300 international publications. The exhibition…

Having attended local and international film festivals of Fajr in Iran, Busan in South Korea, Chicago in the US, and Goa in India, ‘A Few Cubic Meters of Love’ is on the screens at two foreign…

It’s neither new nor surprising. For quite some time now works by Iranian artists are fetching exorbitant bids in prestigious international auctions and higher records are set every year.