Art And Culture

Greece wants the Parthenon Marbles back from the British Museum, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in London on Tuesday, trying to reinvigorate a longstanding campaign for the 2,500-year-old…

Evaluation Council of the Culture Ministry has issued First Degree Art Certificates for three musicians from the Khorasan region.

A collection of glass paintings based on illustrations in the  Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Persian poet Ferdowsi (940-1020) is on display at Sa’dabad Historical Complex Gallery till July 4…

An old children’s storybook from the late Qajar era (1786-1925), originally published as a lithograph, has been reprinted.

Tehran Symphony Orchestra will perform on July 19 at the iconic Vahdat Hall in Tehran. It will be conducted by Babak Kazemi who will join the orchestra as guest musician, ILNA reported on its…

From the “Horrible Histories” series by British children’s author and TV personality Terry Deary, a gruesome but funny account of the world’s history is now available in Persian.

“The…

A new film on the cultural heritage of Lorestan Province by veteran documentarian Manouchehr Tayyab has been completed.

Tayyab, who also specializes in archaeology and cultural heritage…

Charsou Art and Cultural Institute is to have a single screening of “First Case, Second Case,” a 1979 medium-length docufiction directed by the late auteur Abbas Kiarostami, on July 1.

Standing tall and lonesome between the four expressways (Hemmat, Chamran, Hakim and Sheikh-Fazlollah) is Milad Tower, the tallest building in Iran.

The tower is the best spot to get a…

Bulgarian film critic Dina Iordanova has been invited by the Iranian National School of Cinema to hold a workshop on film studies.

The invitation is part of a program the INSC is…

Musicians from Iran and Europe will perform classical concerts at Vahdat Hall of Tehran on July 16-17 to support child labor.

It will be performed by three string quartets. Internava…

Society for the National Heritage of Iran has organized a commemoration ceremony for acclaimed Persian academic, novelist, fiction writer and translator Simin Daneshvar (1921-2012)…

An estimated 150 art works will go under the hammer at Behnam Gallery run by the Behnam Daheshpour Charity Organization in Tehran on June 28–29.

The 4th annual auction has been…

A program titled “Iran Cultural Days” opens Wednesday in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan.  The event is slated for June 27-July 1 and includes concerts, exhibitions, film screenings and…

Writer, rapper and community activist Darren McGarvey, also known as Loki, has won the Orwell Prize for Books for his heart-rending debut “Poverty Safari: Understanding the Anger of Britain’s…

Those who have a knack for hunting trophies in the flotsam and jetsam of flea markets might want to visit the Friday Bazaar in Tehran.

Every Friday the multi-tiered parking lot of…

Five antiques of Iranian origin will go under the hammer along with 111 other lots from around the world at an auction of London Christie’s named “Antiquities” on July 3.

Among the…

An Iranian orchestra  will leave for Astana, Kazakhstan, as part of “Serper” Festival that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the city as the capital of the republic.

Prominent classical guitar player Lily Afshar is to hold a workshop at Ark School of Music in Tehran on July 5-6.

Prior to the class she will perform two concerts on June 28-29 at Fajr…

The comedy play “The Miser” written by the renowned  French playwright Molière is to be staged by Maryam Kazemi at City Theater in mid July.

The different version of the romantic novel “Penelope at War,” written by Italian journalist and author Oriana Fallaci is translated to Persian.

It has been translated by Fereshteh…

A collection of short stories “The Thunder” written by the celebrated Syrian author Zakaria Tamer has been translated into Persian.

The book is translated by writer and translator…

Quatrains (robaiyat) of the 12th and 13th century Iranian philosopher, poet and author Baba Afzal Kashani is translated into Turkic and released in Turkey.

“Baba Afzal Kashani Rubaileri…

Why is Shush important? Experts and cultural heritage specialists will explain this at a meeting planned for Wednesday at Imam Ali (AS) Museum in Tehran. Organized under the auspices of Iran…

Saba Art and Cultural Institute in Tehran opened a visual art exhibition on Saturday, alongside other cultural activities, to help raise public awareness about multiple sclerosis (MS).