Art And Culture

A sound performance by German musician Rhauder (Marco Rhauderwiek) is slated for February 1 at Rooberoo Mansion in Tehran.

Rhauder is one of the most talented musicians and producers…

Assar Art Gallery in Tehran is holding an exhibition of paintings by Javad Modarresi. The ‘Bisotoun’ exhibit consists of seven works depicting different parts of Mount Bisotoun in western Iran,…

Photography exhibition ‘Water and Fire’ will be inaugurated on January 23 at Iran Photographers’ House in Tehran to commemorate the victims of Plasco Building inferno.

A stage reading of the play ‘Picnic on the Battlefield’ is to be performed at the theater hall of Entezami Museum in Tehran for nine days beginning January 27.

Short animation ‘Alphabet’ directed by filmmaker Kianoush Abedi, 38, will compete in the competition section of the International Seagull Short Film Festival, February 16-18 in Rogaland, western…

The live-action/CGI animated comedy film ‘Paddington 2’, a sequel film following the misadventures of the namesake bear, has set a new record on Rotten Tomatoes, becoming the best-reviewed film…

An exhibition of Rahim Navesi’s photorealist paintings opened on Friday at Niavaran Cultural Center in north Tehran.

Photorealism is a style of painting, depicting commonplace scenes or…

University Putra Malaysia will enroll Persian language students for master’s and doctoral degrees in its next academic year that starts in September.

Department of Foreign Languages in…

An exhibition of sermeh embroideries organized by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization will open today in Tehran.

It is the first special exhibit on sermeh…

The late historian, codicologist and expert in Iranian studies Mohsen Jafari Maz’hab Haqiqi (1958-2017) will be commemorated Sunday at Sara-ye Ahl-e-Qalam (House of Literati) in Tehran,…

Blind Owl, considered one of the most important works of modern Iranian literature authored by writer and translator Sadeq Hedayat (1903-1951), has been published in the Netherlands.

The…

‘Adam’s Bitter Nightmare’ is a theatrical performance directed by Hamed Ghani to be staged at Baran Theater from January 31.

Written by Seyyed Morteza Qavamoddini, it is a narration of…

The play ‘A Bridge of Glass’, co-directed by Omid Baba-Rahimi and Mohaddeseh Gholami, is being performed at Nasser-Kosrwo Theater Hall, and will run till February 4.

Written by Negar…

Shano Theater will hold a stage reading of the dark farce ‘The Lord of Hell’ by American playwright Sam Shepard on February 3.

On stage for a month at Arasbaran Theater is the play ‘Blue Vitriol’ directed by Mohammadreza Qolipour.

Written by Fereshteh Farshad, the story centers around a woman who decides to…

Two feature films from Iran will compete in the Generation 14plus section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) slated for February 15-25.

According to the event…

The International Board on Books for Young People has shortlisted five authors and five illustrators for this year’s Hans Christian Andersen Award including the Iranian author of children and…

A chorographical play about Sassanid king Bahram V, better known as Bahram Gur, will be staged Saturday at Shahrzad Theater.

A rare Harry Potter book worth of £40,000 ($55,000) has been stolen from a bookshop in Norfolk, England, as well as first editions of ‘Winnie the Pooh’ and ‘The Hobbit’.

Mohsen Qaraei’s film ‘Blockage’ is to make its third International appearance at the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam, January 24-February 8 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The…

A collection of drawings with ballpoint pen by painter Hassan Peymani-Shad are on show at Kelk-Khial Gallery.

According to the website of Tehran Municipality’s Organization of Art and…

Young graphic designer and calligraphist Mahnaz Moradi is showing her calligraphic paintings at Ferdows Cultural Center.

Master miniaturist Maryam Fazli and a group of artists under her tutelage have set up an exhibition of traditional paintings and miniatures.

It is the third edition of their collective…

Graphic designer and painter Mehdi Sarookhani has set up an exhibition of his works he calls ‘Fine Arts’ at the Museum of Fine Art, Sa’dabad Complex.

It features figurative paintings and…

Six Iranian cinematic productions will participate in the 41st Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden, January 26-February 5.

‘Israfil’ by Ida Panahandeh will be vying with 19 other feature…