Art And Culture

The world famous Japanese musician/composer Kitaro arrived in Tehran Monday.

After a long flight which took more than 20 hours, Kitaro arrived at Imam Khomeini International Airport,…

Iran’s Cultural Week in Tunisia will be held October 14 to 19 in different cities of the North African country.

Organized by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), a…

Azadi’s 12,000-seat indoor hall in Tehran held a ceremony to celebrate the National Paralympics Week on Sunday and see off the Iran athletic team to the Second Asian Para Games, Incheon, 2014.…

‘Today’, the latest film by well-known director Reza Mir-Karimi, has been chosen as Iran’s candidate for the Oscars to be evaluated for a place among the final nominations for the 2015 best…

The 31st Tehran International short film festival (TISFF) will kick off on October 14 with more than 300 films from Iran and foreign countries.

An appropriate platform for new talent to…

Several new titles are out in bookstores this week. Iran newspaper has focused on some of the outstanding literary works:

Having displayed the newest products and technologies in the field of sports, the Sportex 2014 wrapped up its work on Saturday.

Similar to the other days, the last day of the exhibition…

The Kurdish-language film ‘The Last Winter,’ produced by Salem Salavati, won two awards - including the Best Middle Eastern Feature Film and Best Feature Film Script - at the 14th edition of the…

Pakistani schoolgirl and education activist, Malala Yousufzai, and Indian children's rights activist, Kailash Satyarthi, have been jointly awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Norwegian…

At a brief ceremony in Stockholm on October 9, Patrick Modiano was named the 111th winner of the Nobel Prize for literature.

Iran Sayeh Theater group headed by Mehdi Mashhour, will debut 'Man and Words' on stage in New York City. It will be performed on October 25 and 26 in Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF…

Artwork in an Indonesian cave has been found to date back at least 40,000 years, making it the oldest sign yet of human creative art — likely pre-dating art from European caves.

Peyman Moaadi's debut as an actor in the Hollywood film 'Camp X-Ray' was premiered in New York, at the Crosby Street Hotel on October 6.

Pablo Picasso once boasted: “Give me a museum and I’ll fill it.”

That wager has been frustrated in Paris for five years, however, as repeated delays, infighting and controversy have marked…

The Middle Eastern Art Sale organized by Bonhams was held on October 7 in London presenting modern and contemporary works from Muslim countries and India. Iranian artworks had a colorful presence…

Aidin Olfat is staging his latest performance ‘91913’ at Hafez Theater hall in Tehran. The production is a novel innovative approach to sound technology, quite new in Iran.

Orchestra conductor Loris Tjeknavorian will be conferred a commendation plaque in recognition of a lifetime of artistic activities.

At a ceremony to be held in Iranian Artists Forum, Tehran…

A free music performance by a trio of international musicians will be staged at Vahdat Hall on October 9 and 10.

Freer Gallery of Art in Washington DC will host an exhibition to showcase the best of Persian calligraphy.

It is the first exhibition of its kind to focus on nastaliq, a…

Tehran is to host the 1st International Festival of ‘Sound of Ghadir’ with a number of great ethnic musicians and singers from Asian countries.

October 7 was the 86th birth anniversary of the late Sohrab Sepehri, who is greatly revered as one of the foremost Iranian poets and painters of the twentieth century.

In the closing ceremony of the first International Cartoon Festival of al-Quds Day, held on October 6, the winners of the main and special sections were awarded.

The 6th Seasonal Exhibition of Flowers and Plants and Autumn Flowers Festival is scheduled to be held in Goftogu Park, Tehran from October 20 – 24.

Deputy for Urban Services at Tehran…

In a ceremony held on October 5 in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, the 600th birth anniversary of Jami, the great Iranian poet and scholar was commemorated.

Tajik President Emomalii…

After the successful premium screening at the 71st International Venice Film Festival which brought the best screenplay award for the film, ‘Tales’ directed by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad will…