The Hajj season this year concluded tragically with at least 1500 pilgrims killed and over 2,000 injured in a stampede in Mina, 5 km from the holy city of Mecca.
The number of Iranian…
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Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world will start making their way to the Valley of Mina to perform the five-day hajj which began on Tuesday and will culminate with the symbolic…
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The first sale by an international auctioneer that is solely focused on the new and vibrant African market will be held in London by Bonhams on October 15.
‘Africa Now – Contemporary Africa…
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An artwork titled ‘Hachure’ organized by Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour, acclaimed Iranian caricaturist, was displayed at the third Grand Festival of Art for Peace (September 11 to 21) held at Niavaran…
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A Canada-based Iranian architect best known for designing the Azadi Tower in Tehran, Hossein Amanat, is working on a new project in San Diego, California, the US.
The residential tower will…
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Iran has been selected as the guest country with focus on its current cinematic oeuvre, at this year’s edition of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF).
Slated for September 24-October 4, in…
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Veteran journalist, critic, and former public relations manager of Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Arts, Mansour Maleki, 73, passed away on Sunday (Sept. 20), after ailing for a year.
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Iran will unveil a film download application ‘Film Net’ during the 16th International Exhibition of Telecommunications, Information Technology & Solutions, slated for September 26-29 in Tehran…
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The play ‘Someday, Dandelions will Arrive’ co-directed by Sahar Shahgaldi and Maneli Vafadari, went on stage at Le Zèbre de Belleville theatre hall in Paris, in commemoration of the International…
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The BBC has been blasted for spending millions of pounds on a bizarre “digital arts” project – featuring a puppet series on the Syrian uprising.
Bosses have pumped a staggering $5.6 million…
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The play ‘Two Narrations on Nader Shah’, written by Kheirollah Taqianipour and directed by Javad Nouri, is now on stage at Sangelaj Theatre Hall in Tehran, after its performance in the 17th…
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The 7th edition of Baghdad International Film Festival will screen three films by Iranian filmmakers.
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The 4th Iran-China Cultural Relations Conference seeks to promote the scope of mutual understanding and knowledge of the two great ancient civilizations of Asia, with focus on the revival of the…
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Mohammad Khodaverdi, young theatre director, is staging the comedy ‘Accusation’, produced by ‘Mardom’ (literally people) Theatre Group, at Entezami House Museum.
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Weighing 12.03 carats, a blue diamond termed internally flawless by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), discovered in South Africa in January, could sell for a record $55 million at…
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Abbas Rafei’s film ‘Oblivion Season’ won the best film award at the Brasov International Film Festival (BRIFF) in Romania.
Directed and produced by Rafei, the film had its European premier…
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Iraqi Ministry of Culture opened a painting exhibition by two Iranian artists in Baghdad on Saturday (Sept. 19) in a bid to boost cultural ties between the two neighbor countries.
The…
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Baran Theatre Company will stage plays in different cities, including Kashan and Isfahan.
The company is on a tour, staging plays performed in Tehran, like ‘The Same as Always’ written by…
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A group painting exhibition, ‘The Time You Immerse in Gazing’, curated by Bita Aliabadi is on display at Tree Art Gallery in Karaj.
The collection includes abstract works of art from women…
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Two plays by veteran theater artist, actor, director and voice actor Mikaeel Shahrestani, are underway at Tehran’s Drama Hall.
For ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’ by Spanish dramatist Federico…
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Bosnia’s National Museum, a custodian of culture for a region torn by ethnic divisions, has re-opened after a three-year closure, displaying treasures including a medieval Jewish book of Passover…
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Arezoo Eskandari, clothes designer, presented her conceptual work of art, a newspaper dress, at the 4th City of Art Exhibition and Festival at Tehran Milad Tower.
Made of waste newspaper,…
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An exhibition of paintings by famous Iranian poet and lyricist Maryam Heydarzadeh was inaugurated at Shirin Art Gallery in Tehran on Friday, September 18.
What makes her special and…
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A statuette collection ‘Tattoo’ by Sadeq Adham, sculptor, is on display at Seyhoun Art Gallery.
It includes 13 papier-mâché stone lions bearing historical Persian tattoos that reflect “the…
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It is not wealth or social status that inspires middle-class people to play music, paint or pursue art activities as amateurs or professionals. Instead, the love for art purely depends on their…
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