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.
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September 03,2018Prolific painter Bijan Akhgar has his latest series of works on show at Hoor Art Gallery in Tehran. -
September 02,2018Zabihullah Mohammadi’s pen drawings went on show at Iranian Artists Forum on August 31. The works are centered on folk tales, Qur’anic stories and ancient Persian epic fables, particularly tales... -
September 02,2018Two Iranian films won three prizes at the 58th Asia-Pacific Film Festival (APFF) in Taipei, Taiwan, August 29-September 2. “Appendix” directed by Hossein Namazi won the best actor award for Amir... -
September 02,2018Musical notes by prominent piano player and composer Morteza Mahjubi have been compiled and published in a bilingual book. The piano pieces have been compiled by musician Bahar Barkhordar and... -
September 02,2018The 20th House of Cinema awards ceremony was held Saturday at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall where Vahid Jalilvand’s drama “No Date, No Signature” won the major awards. No Date, No Signature was the top... -
September 02,2018E1 Art Gallery will hold an exhibition of paintings by notable filmmaker Tahmineh Milani from September 7. Milani has created 26 paintings during the past few years -- a lifelong dream of being a... -
September 02,2018Acclaimed tar and setar virtuoso and composer Hossein Alizadeh loves breaking the taboo when it comes to bringing music instruments in the open. In an interview with ISNA, Alizadeh expressed his... -
September 02,2018Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Center has released a book on research related to inscriptions from Urartu Civilization. The book “Urartuian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions From Iran” has been... -
September 02,2018Abdul Majid Arfaee, a researcher in ancient history of Ilam and expert in Avestan, Elamite and Akkadian languages, will share part of his vast knowledge on Mesopotamian civilization. The 79-year-... -
September 01,2018Artist and narrator Bahareh Jahan-Doost is to perform Naqqali (traditional dramatic Persian... -
September 01,2018Safavi House in Isfahan is holding a charity exhibition at its gallery from August 29. -
September 01,2018Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is to... -
September 01,2018The Iranian Artists Forum opened an exhibit on the career of film poster designer Mohammad...
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September 01,2018Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition has announced Iranian kamancheh virtuoso... -
September 01,2018Four films from Iran including three features and one short work will be screened at the Toronto... -
September 01,2018Reza Abbasi Museum in Tehran will hold two major exhibitions from September 3-7. -
September 01,2018A romantic comedy play by the late American playwright Neil Simon, “Barefoot in the Park”... -
August 31,2018Delasa music group, led by percussionist, daf player, actor and radio presenter Amin Darabi, will perform on September 6 at Soureh Hall of Art Forum (Hozeh Honari). Founded in 2001, the large... -
August 31,2018Iraj Pezeshkzad’s popular novel “My Uncle Napoleon” was published for the second time in France. It was originally published in Tehran in 1973 and the French translation by Iranian novelist and... -
August 31,2018Works of veteran sculptor and ceramic artist Mohammad Mehdi Anooshfar will be displayed at Iranian Artists Forum from September 2 to 12. Organized by Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Center... -
August 31,2018A group exhibition is underway at Tehran’s Palestine Museum of Contemporary Art that will run until September 3. The “Pattern of Color” features 130 Persian paintings, illustrations, sculptures and... -
August 31,2018The 2nd Show of Hands Festival, a special event on solo improvisations is underway at Niavaran Cultural Center in north Tehran. According to Tiwall.com, where tickets are available, on Monday... -
August 31,2018A solo sculpture and installation exhibition by graphic and furniture designer Mohammad Rasoulinezhad opened on Friday at Saless Gallery and will run until September 5. At the exhibit “On a... -
August 31,2018The 75th Venice Film Festival opened on August 29 with the world premiere of Damien Chazelle’s First... -
August 28,2018Oudlajan historical neighborhood in south Tehran is like an old town per se. For those who can see history by looking at old bricks and buildings, Dabir-ol-Molk House is the place to visit. Dabir-...
