Art And Culture

To help raise public awareness about the worsening air pollution in Tehran, a group of artists have created artworks on the key health issue.

On Thursday from 9:30 am to 1 pm, Zhiwaar Tour will take enthusiasts to see a few attractions in Sangelaj, an old neighborhood in downtown Tehran.

During a walk around the streets and…

Poet and philosopher Zia Movahed is going to release a collection of his poems in a book in Persian and English.

“I have a new collection that includes my latest poems. Some of them have…

Short film ‘Limit’ directed by Javad Daraee has entered the lineup of the 13th annual Sunscreen Film Festival to be held April 26-29 in St. Petersburg, Florida, the US.

The 7-minute film…

Terez Waterfalls in the forest of Lafur, Mazandaran Province, is the final destination of a nature walk organized for Friday by Kalout Travel.

The tour is to leave Tehran at 4:30 am for…

Spilet Alborz travel agency has planned a trip on Friday to the forest of Sarpoush Tangeh in Mazandaran Province.

Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Zander’s report on the 1964-1979 restoration of historical monuments in Iran is now available in Persian. 

In 1964, a team of Italian restorers in…

Rooberoo Mansion in Tehran is holding a conceptual exhibition called ‘Folding’ by Belgian artist Hilde Overbergh and Masoumeh Mohtadi from Iran.

Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian’s ‘Selected Pieces’ in a DVD will be unveiled at a ceremony on Tuesday at Vahdat Hall in Tehran. The album includes 15 compositions by…

The 8th Beijing International Film Festival opened on Sunday at Beijing International Hotel Convention Center and will run till April 20. Iranian films ‘Searing Summer’ and ‘Untaken Paths’, in…

The painting exhibition ‘Persian Princess’ by the young self-taught Chinese artist Mowen Li was inaugurated on Friday at Ace Art Gallery in Tehran.

A painting exhibition by Sara Ashrafi will open at Galerie de la Treille in the southwestern Swiss city of Sion.

Titled ‘Mirrors Are in Deep Slumber,’ the solo exhibit is slated for…

The ancient city of Seymareh in Darreh Shahr County, Ilam Province, is hosting the first edition of a three-day music festival of ‘Sornawa’ that began on Sunday.

The book containing the script of the play ‘Rooster Crows’ written by playwright and theater director Shahram Karami has been released by Noda Publication. 

Aradman Publication has released a Persian translation of a book by one of the prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre. 

The Willows is written by Algernon…

Persian translation of ‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’, the debut novel of English author Gail Honeyman has been recently printed by Tehran-based Aamout Publication.

Risbaf Textile Spinning Mill, said to be a valuable industrial heritage of Isfahan, capital of Isfahan Province, is set up for renovation and change of use.

The mill was built in 1932…

A total of 19 relics of Qajar era (1786-1925), part of treasured collection of Golestan Palace in Tehran, are currently on show at Louvre-Lens, an art museum in Lens, northern France, as…

A group painting exhibition ‘The Sound of My Soul’ is underway at Negar Art Gallery.

Sara Vasefnia, curator of the exhibit, herself a painter, has encouraged 11 painters to delve into…

Sculptor and graphic designer Aref Rudbari-Shahmiri is showing his recent works at Seyhoun Gallery.

Rudbari-Shahmiri has presented a solo show of sculptures on the theme of ‘Undesirable…

Experimental painter Navid Fard has set up his latest show at Iranian Artists Forum with a solo work.

One huge painting is hung at the Summer Gallery in IAF. It is Fard’s second solo…

Tehran-based Ketabsara-ye-Nik Publication has published a book of selected poems by celebrated Persian poet Hafez (1315-1390) in German and Persian. Titled ‘400 Ghazals from Divan-e-Hafiz’, the…

The public relations office of the 36th Fajr International Film Festival has announced the names of three Iranian films to be screened in the Cup of Divination (Festival of Festivals) section.…

The Historic Atlas of Ports and Marine Navigation in Iran, a three-volume research work edited by historians Mohammad Baqer Vosouqi, an authority in  political history, and Mansour Sefatgol…

The Man Booker International Prize has revealed the shortlist of six books in contention for the 2018 prize, which celebrates the finest works of translated fiction from around the world. The £…