Art And Culture

Christie’s “Exceptional Sale,” which began in London in 2008 and is devoted to weird, non-conforming, and particularly buzz-worthy objects, will feature a spitfire fighter plane this…

An enigmatic play titled ‘Orange Scream’ with a single-person cast went on stage on April 27 at Mashayekhi Theater Hall.

“The play is a realistic work of art that depicts social adversities…

A 200-year-old golden Qur’an, which contains pages layered in gold, will be displayed at Auckland’s central library next month after some Arabic manuscripts that came with it were translated for…

Iran has been selected as the Guest of Honor at the 28th Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF).

The play ‘I Can’t Imagine Tomorrow’ will be staged at the ETS Student Competition Festival in the Netherlands.

The festival will be held in Amsterdam from June 19 to 26. Graduates and also…

Six writers have withdrawn from the PEN American Center’s annual gala on May 5 in protest against the free-speech organization’s decision to give the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo its…

Focusing on the economics of art, offering cultural products and services as well as introducing Iran’s rich civilization to the world are of importance to the Iranian Film Market (IFM).

The Tehran Graphic Design Week 2015 formally commenced on April 26 at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) as tens of graphic art enthusiasts demonstrated support for the event by gathering outside the…

Sa Art Gallery is hosting a new series of collages by well-known contemporary artist Tooran Zandieh.

Among the foreign guests of the international section at the 33rd Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), jury members Maxine Williamson from Australia and Italian actor Fabio Testi as well as…

Iranian play ‘The Door,’ directed by Mehdi Mashhour and performed by Iran Saye Theatre Group, will go on stage at the Donzdorf International Theater Festival 2015.

Previously, a play titled…

An exhibition of works by 38 artists on fish and corals of the Persian Gulf will be held at the Niavaran Cultural Center from April 29.

The idea of the expo was first raised on migratory…

‘Nokhostin’ publication has released a collection of 12 volumes of the story titled ‘the Adventurous Journeys of Dari and Nari’. The collection represents the biography and the works of famous…

Aria Gallery hosted a collection of 33 paintings by veteran actress Ahoo Kheradmand in the past week. Kheradmand is not trained in painting, but her art works illustrate a unique style.

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Running for the first time in spring, the international section of the 33rd Fajr Film Festival is expected to be a turning point for not only Iran cinema but for the industry in the East, Middle…

Arvand Dashtaray, founder and managing director of Virgule Performing Arts Company, has been invited to the 52nd edition of the Berliner Theatertreffen in Germany, along with 38 artists from 20…

The permit to publish the novel: ‘Fear Not My Daughter! No One is Here,’ written by Ahmad Talebi-Nejad, has finally been issued after a long delay.

A series of photos by Gohar Dashti will be showcased at the ‘Head On Photos Festival’ in Sydney, Australia.  This is the first time an Iranian photographer is participating as a guest invitee…

Most of the planning and operational phases of the 28th Tehran International Book fair (TIBF) have been assigned to non-governmental associations, namely the Tehran Publishers and Booksellers…

A 1947 Giacometti sculpture is poised to set a record next month when it hits the auction block for the first time ever and is expected to sell for $130 million, Christie’s said.

The 70-…

Iranian dulcimer player Shahriar Sharifpour performed at the 10th Belgian Music Festival in Brussels recently.

The Courants d’airs is one of Belgium’s top music festivals annually held from…

The Tehran Graphic Design Week 2015 will open on the World Graphics Design Day, observed annually on April 27, during which an exhibition of motion graphics will also be held in cooperation with…

The Baghdad International Book Fair opened in the Iraqi capital to 120 publishers from 12 countries.

This is the third international exhibition in Baghdad and Lebanon, Syria, England,…

The 17th international festival of detective films ‘DetectiveFEST’ concluded last week with Iran winning four awards, including for the best film.

In the section for feature films on…

Officials in Qatar on Wednesday unveiled the design for the fifth stadium to host matches during the football World Cup in 2022.

The 40,000-seater Al-Rayyan Stadium will host matches up…