Art And Culture

The Niavaran Cultural Center (NCC) in north Tehran will host Spanish Art Night on Thursday, May 26.

Organized jointly by the Embassy of Spain and the NCC, the program is to strengthen…

The 1st Drawing Biennial will display selected works at Tehran’s Laleh Gallery from May 27.

The exhibition will feature over 40 works by 29 young artists who have made it through the event…

A very fine Safavid tinned copper bowl which had been looted from the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul was presented to the Embassy of Afghanistan in London for return to Kabul.

A solo photography exhibition by artist Romin Mohtasham opens on May 27 at Tehran’s Silk Road Gallery.

The series, titled ‘Your Reality is Merely an Illusion’, includes black and white…

Iran cinema has witnessed the emergence of several ambitious filmmakers during the past decade and its productions by both young and experienced directors have had a brilliant performance on the…

An art collection by Iranian artist Ali Nedaei is currently on view at Tehran’s Atbin Art Gallery.

Titled ‘From Among Myths,’ the series includes abstract drawings of horses, horseriders…

Children’s author Farhad Hassanzadeh and illustrator Pejman Rahimizadeh have been introduced as the Iranian nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) 2017, by the Iranian selection…

Silicone statues of well-known Iranian tar players are currently on display at an exhibition that opened Tuesday at the Iranian Artists Forum’s Mirmiran gallery in Tehran.

Statues of the…

Political pundits in the world of today talk of strategic convergence, but, “India and Iran are two civilizations that celebrate the meeting of our great cultures,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

A group art show, titled ‘Giving Yesterday a Tomorrow’ by Iranian artists is underway at Stuttgart Gallery in Stuttgart, the capital of southwest Germany’s Baden-Wurttemberg state.

An art collection by outstanding Iranian sculptor and painter Parviz Tanavoli opened on Friday (May 20) at Tehran’s Shahrivar Gallery.

The exhibition features 10 never-seen paintings and…

Several animations by British directors and animators were screened at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts on Monday (May 23) during the ‘British week’ at the Spring Cinematheque Show.

Tehran Panorama Exhibition displayed the longest panorama mural by veteran Iranian painter Nasser Palangi, at its inauguration ceremony held at the Sacred Defense Museum in the capital’s Davoudieh…

The 69th annual Cannes Film Festival came to a close late Sunday (May 22) with the main competition awards ceremony where Iranian feature film ‘The Salesman’ written and directed by Asghar Farhadi…

Veteran Iranian illustrator, author and artist, Parviz Kalantari, passed away on May 20, at the age of 85, after a lifetime of contribution to Iran’s culture and art.

He had been ill since…

India and Iran plan to revive their age old friendship by jointly organizing a series of programs to promote bilateral cultural ties during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tehran, from…

The first edition of Tehran Municipality’s culture and art exhibition opened at Mellat Cineplex last week.

President of the Cannes Film Festival Pierre Lescure hailed Iran’s rich culture and civilization stressing that Iran cinema enjoys a unique status in the region.

Lescure made the remarks in…

A two-day performance-theater titled ‘Indelible Stains’, directed by Sahand Sarhadi was staged at Tehran’s Sayeh Art Gallery over the weekend (May 19-20).

The show was a combination of…

When Amy Pekal signed up for the New York Academy of Art to hone her skills as a sculptor, she never thought she would end up assisting in a police investigation.

The Iranian feature film ‘Inversion’, written and directed by Behnam Behzadi, which represents Iran in the Un Certain Regard Section of the 69th Cannes Film Festival, had its premiere screening on…

A solo exhibition ‘Azarnegari’ by Iranian artist Ahad Saadi opened on May 17 at Istanbul University in Turkey.

Organized by the university and Iran’s Consulate General in Istanbul, the…

A joint Iran and Germany theater production ‘The Border’ will start performance on Thursday, (May 19), at Tehran’s Andisheh Cultural Center.

The first group 3D painting exhibition is underway at ‘Khial-e No’ Gallery in Tehran’s Saba International Cultural and Artistic Center.

Curated by art professor Seyed Nezamoddin Emamifar,…

A calligraphy exhibition by Iranian veteran artists opened on Sunday (May 15) at Bahman Complex’s Sooreh Gallery in Sanandaj City, center of Kordestan Province.