Art And Culture
Iran art and culture news, Read the most current stories about art and culture in Iran including exhibition, movies, theatre and music news.
October 26, 2021 19:10
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May 13,2018Paintings and sculptures, created in seven years by visual artist Bahar Mojabi, are on display at Farda Art Gallery in Tehran. The artist’s observation of the surrounding world is reflected in her... -
May 12,2018A collection of fascinating artworks by prominent artists is on sale at the newly founded Arthibition Art Gallery in Tehran, May 11-21. In collaboration with other galleries and art collectors,...
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May 12,2018Arqanoon Mansion is hosting an adaptation of the play “Le Circuit Ordinaire” written by French novelist, screenwriter and actor Jean-Claude Carriere. It is about two men who meet in an office....
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May 12,2018Cultural Heritage Office of Tous in Khorasan Razavi Province has organized a special program on the occasion of National Ferdowsi Day (May 15), a day that commemorates the celebrated Persian poet...
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May 12,2018Acclaimed composer and tar and setar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh will perform in three provincial centers. Alizadeh’s concerts are part of an ongoing tour across Iran, titled ‘Didar’ (visit). He...
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May 12,2018Dastan Art Gallery in Tehran opened on Friday an exhibition of photographs taken by Bahman Kioarostami, son of the late auteur and photographer Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016). Titled “Golshahr” (...
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May 12,2018The play “A Streetcar Named Desire” written by American playwright Tennessee Williams is underway at Mashayekhi Theater House in central Tehran. Directed by Mehdi Asgharian, the play follows a...
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May 12,2018Mehregan Theater House brought on stage Saturday the play “Gruesome Playground Injuries” by American playwright Rajiv Joseph. Two childhood friends, a man and a woman, go through the 30 years...
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May 12,2018Concerts scheduled in Tehran for acclaimed Japanese musician and composer Masanori Takahashi, better known by his nickname Kitaro, have been cancelled. Kitaro, 65, was initially supposed to...
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May 12,2018Book sales at the 31st Tehran International Book Fair reached a record breaking 950 billion rials ($22.6 million) in nine days. The proceeds from book sales during the period at this year’s TIBF...
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May 11,2018Iranian art group Mantreh is to perform folklore choreography alongside traditional songs by Arezoonak ensemble for a women-only audience at Niavaran Cultural Center in north Tehran on May 13-14....
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May 11,2018A selection of 141 photos from the 2016 to 2018 World Press Photo went on show at Niavaran Cultural Center on May 10 and is open until June 1. Launched by the Netherlands Embassy, Iranian...
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May 11,2018That is the way Cannes is supposed to go: Debut your film on opening night at Cannes, sell it to Focus...
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May 11,2018A concert for santur enthusiasts is slated for May 15 at Roudaki Hall. It will feature a trio of notable santur players who are to perform pieces of traditional Iranian music. Composer and santur...
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May 11,2018Selected works from three editions of the Chinese illustration competition of Golden Pinwheel are on view at Laleh Art Gallery in Tehran. On display are international works that participated in...
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May 11,2018Veteran French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard has planned a roadshow based on his last film “The Image Book” that will travel to Paris, Madrid, New York and Singapore, Variety reported. The...
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May 11,2018Written Heritage Research Center in Tehran will hold a meeting on “Pictorial Account of Tablets and Bas Reliefs in Khuzestan.” Ancient rock art, inscriptions, tablets, stone sculptures,...
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May 08,2018Lurs, an ethnic group in Iran’s western and southwestern regions, will celebrate their ethnic festival on May 11 at the Tehran Permanent Fairground. The Lur ensemble of Tal will come on stage at...
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May 08,2018An Italian translation of Suvashun (Savushun), a 1969 Persian novel by Simin Daneshvar (1921-2012), was presented on Tuesday at the Tehran International Book Fair, underway at Imam Khomeini...
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May 08,2018In the Albroz Mountains, oftentimes over and above fog and cloud, is a village named Filband where a one-day tour is planned by Spilet Alborz travel agency. The village is located at an altitude...
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May 08,2018Ancient manuscripts and documents are on display at the pavilion of the National Library and Archives at Tehran International Book Fair underway at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla. Among the documents...
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May 08,2018An exhibition of fine silverworks is underway at the landmark Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan. Titled ‘Metal Whisper,’ (in Persian Najva-ye Felez), the exhibition opened May 6 for 10 days at...
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May 08,2018The Persian translation of “The Dragonsitter”, a series of fun books for children written by the well...
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May 08,2018Shahr-e Rey district in south Tehran is the destination where Zhiwaar Tour is planning a trip on Thursday.
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May 08,2018Kalout Travel has planned a three-and-half-day tour of Kurdistan Province. Slated for May 15-18, the tour will cover numerous attractions of the western province including Lake Zarivar in the city...
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