Art And Culture

Tehran’s Milad Tower was host to a three-day exhibition by ‘Dasthaye-Mehraban’ Charity Foundation, September 2-4, where 120 children under the guardianship of the foundation showcased their…

‘Mediterranea’, which opens in French cinemas on Wednesday, is a stark exploration of illegal immigrants’ perilous journey from North Africa to Europe.

Armenian theatre halls will soon stage plays directed and performed by Iranian artists.

Iranian theatre will be introduced to the international stage, Behzad Sediqi, head of the Association…

Feature drama ‘Risk of Acid Rain’ directed by Behtash Sanaeeha will vie at the 11th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), slated for September 24-October 4, in Switzerland.

The 2014 production…

The play ‘Barefoot in the Park’, directed by Hadi Aamel-Hashemi is underway at Entezami Theatre Hall in Tehran.

A romantic comedy by Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter, it…

Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has said she will donate part of her 100,000-euro ($112,000) Dutch award to charity, including Syrian and Iraqi refugees.

“It is hard for me to enjoy…

Feature film ‘Oblivion Season’ by Abbas Rafei won four awards at the Third Annual Rahway International Film Festival (RIFF), held in New Jersey August 28-30.

Feature film ‘Ranna’s Silence’ by Behzad Rafiee will compete in the 9th edition of Belgium’s International Children’s Film Festival ‘Filem’ON’, in Brussels.

The second edition of the talent competition, arranged by the website ‘Aparat’, is slated for September 12.

Applicants can submit a video performance of one of the skills set for the…

Covent Garden, a district in central London, is hosting a unique exhibition of hundreds of thousands of balloons.

‘Heartbeat’ is the title for the work of French photographer Charles…

The comedy ‘Last Supper’, directed by Aref Lorestani, renowned TV comedian, is on stage at Kourosh Theatre Hall in Tehran.

Written by Farhad Ayish, actor and playwright, the story…

A collection of works by artists of modern art, ‘Collector’s Collection’, is on show at Tehran’s Shahrivar Art Gallery.

The exhibition annually introduces a private collection to…

An exhibition of works by Sonia Balassanian, Iranian-Armenian American painter, has been planned for the first time in four decades at Mojdeh Art Gallery in Tehran.

“The veteran artist once…

A show 'Pinnochia', directed by Shohreh Lorestani, well-known cinema and TV actor and dramatist, is being staged at Iranshahr Theatre Hall in Tehran.

Originally written by Stefano Benni,…

The International Congress on Shahriar will be held at Tabriz University, East Azarbaijan Province from September 15-17, on the occasion of the noted Iranian poet’s death anniversary (Sept. 18).…

The art collection of a billionaire developer and former chairman of Sotheby’s, which includes works from Picasso, de Kooning and Rothko, is coming up for sale, the auction house said Thursday.…

Iran plays a significant role in promoting regional stability, said Chairman of Russian Mufti Councils Ravil Gaynutdin, in a meeting Thursday with visiting Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic…

In an outstanding performance at its 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match, Iran's national soccer team thrashed Guam 6-0 at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Thursday (September 3).

The Iranian…

A total of 33 Iranian films will be screened at the 8th Iranian Film Festival (IFF) in San Francisco, slated for September 26-27.

Launched in 2008, IFF is the first independent Iranian film…

Despite the rapid growth of online social networks and websites, books still hold a valued place in Iran, said Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati, at the opening ceremony of the…

Iranian music band ‘Esfahan Naghmeh’ will take part in the Austrian Folk Music Festival this fall.

Traditional and Mughami music (one of the many folk musical compositions from Azarbaijan…

The Museum of Moving Image and the Brooklyn Academy of Music has programmed a retrospective on Ingrid Bergman, playing most of her important films through September to celebrate the 100th…

The 4th Online Festival of Reading organized by Attar Cultural Center is underway in virtual space.

Nowadays, as children spend more time online and in the virtual world, the festival is…

A joint production of Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan and Germany, ‘Memories on Stone’ has been selected to represent Iraq as the official submission for the 88th Academy Awards for the Best Foreign-…

Puppet opera shows on eminent Persian poets, and the ritual of Ashura, commemorated by Shi’a Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson…