Art And Culture

The best weapon to defeat extremism is through a sustained cultural campaign.

The head of the Center for Islamic and Middle East Studies in Washington, Dr Ahmad Iravani, made the remarks…

Iran should buy back its ancient manuscripts existing in foreign countries, many of which are not kept in proper condition, presidential advisor and head of the board of trustees at Iran’s…

Iran is participating in the ongoing book festival in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.

A record number of over 200 exhibitors are participating, including 7 foreign publishers from Iran,…

A solo exhibition by Adel Younesi titled ‘Eternal Feast’ was showcased at Nicolas Flamel contemporary art gallery in Paris. The show featured twenty of the artist’s paintings all created in 2014…

On an initiative by the Iranian Zendegi Theater Company, two theater experts from Canada, Dana Luebke and Robert Greenwood, are conducting acting sessions at Tehran’s City Theater Complex.

A statue sculpted by the renowned Finnish sculptor Eila Hiltunen (1922-2003) in Tehran in 1974, will be restored.

The meeting for initiating collaboration on restoring the ‘Golden Palm’…

To pay homage to former president of the Republic of South Africa and Nobel Peace laureate, a stretch of Tehran’s Africa Avenue was renamed as ‘Nelson Mandela Boulevard’ in a ceremony attended by…

Iran topped the winners at the 8th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Australia by bagging four prizes from among the five nominations.

The Jury Grand Prize for 2014 went to the…

Act without Words I and II by Samuel Beckett is on stage at the newly opened hall of ‘Moj-e No’ (The New Wave) in Mirdamad Avenue, Tehran.

The performance is a joint production of Ali-Akbar…

While Persian calligraphy and artwork is more familiar to most audiences, there are other rich traditions of calligraphy in the minority cultures of Iran. These traditions have inspired a genre of…

Bank notes during Reza Shah’s rule came in two sizes; the small ones: 7cm x3.5cm and the larger ones: 10cmx17cm. The bigger the size of the notes, the more value they had. Thus the 50 toman (500…

The statuette of the first Mourning Ceremony of Drama and Rituals ‘Khamseh’ was conferred on the veteran actor Mohamad-Ali Keshavarz at his house on Tuesday, (Dec. 9).

Paying a visit to the…

The national ‘book capital’ committee has set January 5 for submission of the book capital projects by all cities and towns, big and small.

The short film ‘The Fish and I’ directed and acted by Babak Habibifar won a prize at the 8th annual ‘Short Short Story Film Festival’ held in the US State of Rhode Island, last month. The film…

The registration system of the international section of the 28th Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) has been launched.

The registration forms can be obtained in the English section of…

A unique and exquisite Qur’an will be published for use by the people, said presidential advisor and head of the board of trustees at Iran’s National Library and Archives Organization, Seyed Reza…

Screening 5 films, Iran will be present at the 19th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), taking place December 11-19, in India.

This acclaimed festival will showcase…

With the construction of the first Shi’ite mosque underway in Copenhagen, the 46-year long wish of Muslims in Denmark is being realized.

Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Dr Ali Jannati called for greater attention to public culture as the “centerpiece of growth and development,” during a poetry congregation in Gonbad-e Kavous…

It continues to a be a good year to be a Harry Potter fan, as Pottermore website has announced that J.K. Rowling will release new stories on the site in the lead up to Christmas.

The New York branch of Shirin Gallery presented art works of 9 Iranian young artists in the art exhibition ‘Context’, the sister fair to Art Miami.

A total of 78 international galleries…

Dubai’s 11th International Film Festival (DIFF) will kick off on December 10, screening both internationally recognized films and nationally lauded works.

Screened around the world this…

Highly-acclaimed traditional vocalist Alireza Ghorbani won the Sufi award at the closing ceremony of Pakistan’s International Mystic Music Sufi Festival 2014, on Sunday (Dec 7).

Ghorbani,…

Iranian theater artist Homa Rousta held a play reading session to raise funds for artists afflicted with cancer.

The play ‘Anna Karenina’, originally written by the Russian writer Leo…

Iran’s embassy in Serbia took part in the international charity exhibition in Belgrade which was inaugurated on Sunday.

Iran had an active presence displaying a wide range of handicrafts,…