Art And Culture

Iran is a vast art gallery, says Gary Lewis, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident Coordinator in Iran.

A group exhibition of the best works by contemporary artists in Iran opened at Shirin Art Gallery in Tehran concurrent with the 10th anniversary of the gallery foundation, on December 18.

The first edition of the Student Festival of Art Visualization entitled ‘Patoq’ (a favorite haunt) commences Monday (Dec. 21) with focus on less considered issues in visual arts, say its…

The team of doctors who recently operated on Spanish musician Carlos Aguilera’s brain wanted to be sure they didn’t affect his ability to play the saxophone - so they had him play songs during a…

A painting collection by young Iranian artist, Leila Fallah, is on view at Mehrva Art Gallery.

Titled ‘In Praise of Chicken’, the series includes 27 items of mixed media, portraying…

An oil painting collection by Iranian artist Vahid Chamaani is on display at Tehran’s Assar Art Gallery.

Exhibiting eight of his latest artworks from his one and only series ‘Amino Acids’…

For the first time the stage reading of a foreign play in its original language was held at Baran Theatre Hall in Tehran on December 19.

The play ‘Old Times’ by the Nobel laureate English…

The Iranian Center for International Law at the Presidential Office says the US has returned a part of its properties after 37 years.

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMOCA) will devote its entire space to a display of works by the Belgian artist and conceptual provocateur Wim Delvoye in March.

The second edition of Tehran’s Story Award will announce the winners at a ceremony on Dec. 24.

Entries, each reflecting one aspect or more of Tehran’s geography, climate, historical places…

The biggest ‘Heech’ (literally meaning nothing in Farsi) sculpture of famous Iranian artist Parviz Tanavoli was unveiled during the opening of a group exhibition ‘Veterans of Visual Arts’ at…

Istanbul, Turkey’s cultural and historical center, will host the Iranian fashion event ‘Persian New Style Vision’ from December 20-24.

An exhibition titled ‘The Crusader Bible: A Gothic Masterpiece,’ which includes more than 40 unbound pages from ancient French illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages, is on view at the Blanton…

The Polish Theatre Week wrapped up in Tehran cultural centers on Friday.

Educational workshops, exhibitions and meetings were among the programs to familiarize Iranian enthusiasts with…

Two Iranian short films will compete in the Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY), December 21-27 in New Delhi.

‘Cloudy Children’ and ‘Red Dream’ are the two…

The 14th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) in Bangladesh will be host to 184 movies from 60 countries including 20 from Iran.

The main competition section ‘Australasion’ is dedicated…

Art project ‘Living Brushes’ by Mehrdad Jafari, a skilled Iranian painter, will open at Dena Art Gallery on Thursday (Dec. 17).

The project will provide an opportunity for visitors to watch…

An actor-puppet show ‘Golden Pumpkin’, directed by Mohammad Aalami is underway at Entezami Theatre Hall.

A legendary Iranian tale, the show is about an old couple who are childless.…

A collection of caricatures by veteran classical cartoonist and painter, Kioumars Kiasat will be on display at Zamestan Gallery from December 18.

The series includes 55 items created four…

A satirical play touring Germany aims to debunk any suggestion that the million migrants who entered Germany this year have made it to paradise.

Heiko Ostendorf, director of “Asylant im…

Iranian-origin pianist Layla Ramezan will stage a piano recital on Thursday (Dec. 17), with a repertoire of masterpieces by celebrated past and contemporary composers at Hafez Hall in Shiraz.

An exhibition of photos by Polish photographer Magda Hueckel opened at Tehran’s City Theater on December 14, on the second day of the cultural event ‘Days of Polish Theater in Tehran.’

A Parisian beggar is now a bestselling author after his book detailing his life as a homeless man sold nearly 50,000 copies.

In his 176-page book ‘My Life as a Panhandler: a Life on the…

A group photo exhibition ‘30 by 30,’ curated by young photographer Babak Haqi, will open on December 18 in Tehran.

The first Parvaz (flight) International Film Festival which opened on Tuesday seeks to showcase issues and problems as well as the capabilities and creativity of the physically challenged through…