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 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... -
May 07,2018Beheshti branch of Book City in Tehran will be hosting two discussions to study the different features of “The Hadiqat al Haqiqa” (Walled Garden of Truth), mystical poetry book of Persian poet...
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May 07,2018Artists in Iran have created the biggest painting on canvas on the subject of peace to commemorate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, May 8. It is on view at Ali Akbar Sanati Museum in Tehran....
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May 07,2018When Asghar Farhadi told Javier Bardem that he wanted to make a film in Spanish set in...
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May 07,2018Aradman Publication has unveiled the Persian translation of A Family Supper, a collection of short...
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May 07,2018Two concerts by pop singer and songwriter Rahim Shahriari from Tabriz, capital of East Azarbaijan Province, are scheduled for May 9 at Milad Tower in Tehran. At the Convention Hall of the tower,...
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May 07,2018A group exhibition of urban photography is underway at three art galleries in Tehran. The galleries of Hepta, Not and Theme are displaying photos of Tehran as a joint project titled “Confrontation...
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May 07,2018Persian rendering of the book Like Wind, Like Wave: Fables from the Land of the Repressed has...
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May 07,2018The Advanced Research Institute of Art, affiliated to the Iranian Academy of Arts, will hold a workshop to review Avestan codices. Organized by the institute’s Committee of Pre-Islamic Iranian Art...
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May 06,2018Shalman Art Gallery is hosting an illustration exhibition by graphic designer Emad Seyedena. The solo show is titled ‘You Tell My Tale’ and shows Seyedena’s approach toward psychological, social...
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May 06,2018The 15th Stage Actor Celebration, organized annually by the Iranian Theater Forum to honor top actors, was held on Saturday at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall and the winners were awarded. Best actress award...
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May 06,2018Dastan Gallery showed artworks of celebrated Iranian illustrator and cartoonist Ardeshir Mohasses (1938-2008) at Frieze Art Fair in New York, May 3-6. The exhibition was of two selections of...
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May 06,2018An exhibition of documents from early 20th-century Iran is underway at the National Library of Iran in Tehran. On display at the National Archives building of the library is a body of documents...
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May 06,2018Painter Danial Mollanorouzi is holding an exhibition he calls ‘Yesterday’s Walls’. His works are inspired by ancient and historical walls in Iran. Paintings are adorned with designs, motifs and...
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May 06,2018Kayhan Kalhor, acclaimed composer and master of classical Kurdish and Iranian traditional music, accompanied by Turkish folk musician, composer and singer Erdal Erzincan will hold three duet...
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May 06,2018The Greek tragedy by Sophocles (497-406 BC) Antigone went on stage at Iranshahr Theater on May 6. Saber Abar performs the play alongside Naval Sharifi and French actress Nathalie Matti,...
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May 06,2018The 1900 book on economic sociology “The Philosophy of Money,” written by German sociologist, philosopher and critic Georg Simmel (1858-1918) is now available in Persian. Considered Simmel’s...
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May 06,2018Works of the late painter, sculptor, writer and translator Mehdi Sahabi (1944-2009), named Lovely Scraps, are on show at Atbin Art Gallery. Faezeh Mirzazadeh has curated the exhibit. She has a...
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May 05,2018A total of 25,000 internet users banded together to buy a Picasso painting, which is currently on display...
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May 05,2018Six celebrated pop vocalists will sing romantic songs at a joint concert at the Ministry of Interior Auditorium in Tehran. Led by conductor and pianist Reza Tajbakhsh, the sextet will perform on...
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May 05,2018City Theater is hosting an adaptation of “Molly Sweeney” penned by Irish dramatist and short story writer Brian Friel (1929-2015). The piece, directed by Morteza Mir-Montazemi stars Amir Aqaei,...
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May 05,2018Tehran Azad University has organized a meeting to review contemporary architecture in Iran.
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May 05,2018The 31st Tehran International Book Fair, a showcase of more than half a million titles, is underway at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla (prayer ground) in central Tehran till May 12. Among the...
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May 05,2018“Under the Smoky Roof” directed by celebrated filmmaker Pouran Derakhshandeh has received five nominations at the Nice International Filmmaker Festival in France, May 5-12. Best supporting actor (...
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May 05,2018Maktab Tehran Theater House will host a stage reading of two short plays, both written by American playwright Christopher Durang. Directed by Shiva Ordoei, the one-act plays “Nina in The Morning...
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