Art And Culture

The Documentary and Experimental Film Center in Tehran dedicated a session on Sunday to screen and review a documentary on the history of one of the oldest streets in the capital, Nasser Khosrow…

Theater director Mehdi Mohammadi is currently staging the play “Sacred Body” written by Abbas Jamali at the Iranian Artists Forum. 

Iranian Artists Forum is to hold a ceremony in honor and memory of late philosopher, author and cultural theoretician Dariush Shayegan (1935-2018).

Slated for June 28, the ceremony will…

Setar Nights is the name of a program in which a total of 12 acclaimed setar players will perform. It is slated for July 17-19 at Roudaki Hall in Tehran. Organized under the auspices of Naghmeh-…

The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults has released an English edition of the story of Zal and Simorgh, from Shahnameh (Book of Kings), epic poem of Persian…

Ayrik Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition by veteran painter Pari Seifollahzadeh.

On display are semi abstract paintings on the subject of trees and shrubbery. Like her earlier works,…

Backstage photographer and actress Gelareh Kiazand has put on display a series of portraits she took from  shots in Kiarostami’s drama film “Shirin.”

A total of 101 black-and-white…

On a beach in Belgium an artist adds the final touches to an imposing sand sculpture of the Incredible Hulk and his bristling muscles ahead of the opening of the world’s biggest festival of its…

As appetite for Iranian art becomes insatiable, a new art fair rises to the fore in Tehran.

Teer Art, Iran’s first ever art fair, will be held at Ava Center, a shopping mall in north…

The traditional Moshtaq Ensemble will perform a classical concert at Vahdat Hall in Tehran on the 27th and 29th of June.

Mehrdad Karim-Khavari is the founder and leader of the band,…

A documentary about the life of Iranian immigrants in Japan has been made by director Amir Bashti. The 60-minute film “Mehrabad-Narita” is a three-episode documentary that reviews the life of…

German-based Iranian contemporary painter, sculptor, textile designer and installation artist Mansour Nosrat-Nezami, 64, is holding a solo exhibition at Seyhoun Art Gallery in Tehran, titled “…

Mehr Amphitheater, located on the premises of Hozeh Honari (Art Bureau) affiliated to the Islamic Development Organization, will host from June 28, a loose adaptation a Bertolt Brecht’s play “He…

Three exhibitions in Tehran are paying tribute to the late filmmaker and photographer Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016) to mark his birth anniversary (June 22).

E1 Art Gallery opened a group…

Pop music group 7Band is to perform at Tehran International Exhibition Center on June 29.

The group, famous for the hit song “I Love You,” is to sing pieces from two albums “My World…

The all female musical group Mehr Atefeh Band is to hold a concert for women at Vahdat Hall on June 29.

The group, headed by the singer Atefeh Saddat Mousavi and conducted by kamancheh…

IArt Gallery in the Georgian capital is hosting an exhibition of paintings by Iranian artists, June 18-24. Titled “You Look For”, the event is showing 60 paintings by 30 artists on diverse…

Winners of the second edition of Blue Vision Photography Festival awarded at the closing ceremony on June 20.  

A photo exhibition of national heritage and archeological artifacts from the Balkan countries is on display at Sa’dabad Cultural Historical Complex, June 18-25. Titled “The Balkans, A Shared…

Iran Heritage Foundation in London has planned a conference on the ancient heritage of Kashan, Isfahan Province.

“Tappeh Sialk and Ancient Kashan Revisited” is the title of the…

Photos of the abandoned village of Koker in Rudbar County, Gilan Province, will go on view Friday at a solo exhibition in Tehran.

Lifestyle and landscape photographer Alireza Elahi is to…

Celebrated pop singer and songwriter Babak Jahanbakhsh will perform tonight in the tourist city of Isfahan. Jahanbakhsh will stage a concert at Roudaki Hall located in Malek-Shahr, a…

As a part of Iran cultural week in Azerbaijan, Iran’s National Orchestra, conducted by veteran composer Fereydoun Shahbazian, 74, will stage two concerts in the neighboring country.

The…

An exhibition of 101 black and white photographs is planned in Tehran and Isfahan from June 22-September 18.

The summer tour exhibition “The Decisive Moment” features analogue and…

The documentary “Sohrab, A Journey”, on the life of one of the most influential directors and pioneers of the modern Iranian cinema Sohrab Shahid-Saless (1944-1998) will be screened in selected…