Art And Culture

Aaran Projects Art Gallery in Tehran is holding a group exhibit featuring works of three artists Shaqayeq Ahmadian, Farzad Shekari and Parisa Taqipour. The works are connected in the sense that…

Lian folk band from Bushehr in south Iran will hold concerts on July 29 and 31 in the UK.

The band will perform on July 29 in London as part of the WOMAD festival, an international world…

Impressionist paintings of the late Iranian-Armenian painter Nahapet Nahapetian are on display at Naqsh-e Jahan Gallery in Tehran until August 2.

The 30 paintings were created through…

Ronak folk band is to stage a concert with three singers at Vahdat Hall in Tehran on August 2.

Led by vocalist and daf player Keyvan Ali-Mohammadi, Ronak was founded 17 years ago, and…

A collection of short stories from Irish author of Gothic horror tales Bram Stoker has been translated in Persian.

The book “Dracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories” is translated by…

A book about the disintegration of the Soviet Union from the award winning and Belarusian investigative journalist, author and Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich is available in Persian.

A Canadian investigative journalist who was kidnapped by Somalia pirates for three years has published his memoirs about 997 days of captivity.

Michael Scott Moore’s book “The Desert and…

Traditional singer Salar Aqili has released a new album named “Idol Maker”.

Songs are composed by oud player and composer Ali Pazhouheshgar. Aqili sings and actor Amin Tarokh recites in…

Saba Cultural Institute in Tehran is holding a poster exhibition on children’s right from Tuesday until the end of July.

Paintings by quake-stricken children in the border province of Kermanshah will go on show along with works of contemporary artists at the Iranian Artists Forum July 27-August 3.

On…

Forouzan Music Ensemble, which includes 70 daf players and other traditional instrumentalists, is to perform two concerts at Roudaki Hall in Tehran, July 24-25.

The group will play…

An exhibition of photos taken by Arman Golestaneh opened at Golestan Art Gallery on July 20.

To continue through July 25, it has on show 17 photos. Most of the works feature single trees…

Comprising works of diverse art mediums created by Iranian artists, the fourth edition of National Auction is set to be held on July 26 and 27, at Rayzan International Conference Center in…

Modern philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) written by Lucien Goldmann has been translated into Persian by Parviz Babaie and published by Negah Publication.

The book “Immanuel Kant,”…

A collection of handicrafts is on show at Eshraq Cultural Center in east Tehran. The exhibition “Hot Summer” opened Monday and will run for a week. On display are glassworks, pottery, stained…

Theatrical photographer Fatemeh Shamimi is holding an exhibit at Aftab Cultural Institute of 20 photos (30cm by 45cm) she has taken from plays performed recently in Tehran.

Titled “Stage…

Black and white paintings of artist Mojtaba Yadollahi are on display at Seyhoun Art Gallery.

Titled “Living Inside Death,” the show includes 11 works, all focusing on war and the death…

Book City Institute’s central branch in Tehran will hold a ceremony on Monday to unveil the 25th List of Flying Turtle, a list of children and young adults’ books presented seasonally by Book…

The diary of Qajar king Nasser al-Din Shah (1831-1896) from autumn of 1867 to spring of 1870 has been published.

Arash Gouran, art director and conductor of Tehran Philharmonic Orchestra, is to stage a piano recital on July 23 at Molavi Hall in Tehran.

Veteran composer and conductor Farhad Fakhreddini will conduct an orchestra early next month at Vahdat Hall in Tehran.

Fakhreddini, 79, will conduct Farhang-o-Honar (culture and art)…

A group of 30 painters have presented their paintings of Kharanaq Citadel at an exhibition underway at Melal Art Gallery in Tehran.

Titled “Landscape,” the exhibit opened Friday and will…

The Venice Film Festival has released the list of  restored films it is to screen at the section “Venezia Classici”, among which is the 1965 black-and-white Iranian drama “Brick and Mirror…

An online gallery offering calligraphy works was launched on Friday.

The website Artinnogallery.com is affiliated to the Society of Iranian Calligraphists and presents works of the…

Artworks, memorabilia, personal possessions and other ephemera from the collection of actor Robin Williams and his former wife Marsha will hit the auction block in October with a portion of…