Art And Culture

Iranian-Austrian pianist Mitra Kotte will perform thrice and hold one-day workshop in Tehran.

Kotte will appear on Thursday and Friday nights at Vahdat Hall with the Tehran Symphony…

Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran will host a meeting on Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) on Thursday.

Loto Music Band will perform concerts on Thursday and Friday at Godfather Café in Tehran.

With an acoustic guitar and a flute, the two-member band will play folk songs and old songs from…

Nostalgic images of Iran football players from the 1960’s and 1970’s are to be displayed at a silkscreen printing exhibition at Fereshteh Book City Gallery on July 6-17.

The independent feature film “The Place” about the adventures of a group of young adults has been released at selected cinemas.

The late Portuguese writer Jose Saramago's journal was retrieved from his computer.

Eight years after the death of the Nobel laureate and 20 years after he penned the work, his…

Laleh Gallery in Tehran is going to show paintings by a group of artists from Shiraz. Over 40 paintings by 28 young artists will be put on display on Friday. Titled “Spring of Shiraz”, the…

Lexicographer, scholar of Persian literature and Iranian studies Mohammad Moin (1918-1971) will be commemorated on his 47th death anniversary.

The culture committee from the City Council…

Famous children’s fantasy novel “The Borrowers” written by British author of children’s books Mary Norton (1903-1992) in 1952 has been released in Persian.

The book is about the four-…

A photo exhibition of 30 birds is to be held at Niavaran Cultural Center in north of Tehran, July 6-16.

Titled Simorgh, the show is about photos taken by Mohammad Amin Kajouri from 30…

Shokoufeh Books, children’s section of Amir Kabir publishing house, has released a collection of short stories in English under the title of “Fables From Afar” in London. The stories, translated…

Six years ago 20 hectares of Lavizan Park in northeast Tehran was turned into a Bird Garden.

It is the largest garden in Iran and home to some 250 species, including a good deal of rare…

There is a narrow mountain pass some 150km northeast of the capital that makes for a cool excursion in the hot summer days.

Known as Tangeh Vashi, the pass is located near Firuzkuh town…

World Architecture Festival announced the shortlist for their 2018 awards in November featuring 536 projects ranging from small family homes to schools, museums and landscape projects.

Drents Museum in the city of Assen, the Netherlands, is hosting “Iran, Cradle of Civilization,” an exhibition of 196 relics discovered at 70 historical sites in Iran. The major archaeological…

Tabriz International Handicrafts Fair will open today in the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province.

With 220 pavilions, the exhibition of handicrafts and traditional art is being held…

Celebrated pop singer and composer Mohsen Yeganeh is to perform on July 20 in Tabriz in East Azarbaijan Province.

Kaya Laleh Park Hotel will host Yeganeh’s two concerts scheduled for 6:…

Life and works of Sadeq Chubak, author of short fiction, drama and novels is the subject of a recently book published by Morvarid publishing company.

Amir-Kabir Publication has released a Persian translation of the historical novel “Waterloo” by French authors Emile Erckmann (1822-1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826-1890), IBNA reported on its…

Composer, tar and tanbur player and music researcher Farid Elhami has released a tanbur album that includes a total of 183 ancient and contemporary pieces.

The album, ‘Millennium of…

Isfahan Documentary House will screen today a documentary on the impact of fast spreading megamalls on the old but unique bazaar in the tourist city.

“Mashd Abbas, to Be or Not to Be,” a…

Austro-Iranian Symphony Orchestra is to perform a classical concert at Vahdat Hall, July 12-13. The concert will include famous masterpieces by Austrian composers Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus…

Baroque Music Ensemble is to perform a classical concert at Roudaki Hall in Tehran on July 13-14.

To mark the 31st anniversary of chemical weapons attacks on Sardasht, a city in West Azarbaijan Province, Iranian Artist Forum in Tehran is holding an exhibition of paintings dedicated to the…

Kourosh Yaghmaei’s 1991 hit song “Gol-e Yakh” (ice flower) is to be the soundtrack of the German comedy “Liebesfilm” (Love Movie). 

According to a post uploaded on the Instagram of…