Art And Culture

The 4th edition of Art Expo of Several Generations of Iranian Contemporary Artists, which is underway at Laleh gallery, displays small-sized and low-priced works of art.

“The exhibition and…

The first book authored by the famous Iranian translator Lili Golestan titled ‘Mr. Samad and the Little Black Fish’ with illustrations by Naeimeh Naeimaee was unveiled on Thursday (March 5) at…

One needs not to be an artist to look beyond high-rise apartments and giant skyscrapers to realize that these hallmarks of modernity were once home to beautiful gardens and green pastures. Khosrow…

The first village sundial was unveiled in a ceremony at Estark village in Kashan Province, on the occasion of Engineer’s Day in Iran (Feb 24), which is marked to honor the celebrated Persian…

The £10,000 original cover artwork for a Rupert the Bear annual from 1961 highlights a colorful display of illustrations on sale at The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair at…

At the third annual celebration of the ‘Flying Turtle Awards’, three golden and three silver prizes were awarded to the winners, who included both Iranian and foreign authors, and two veteran…

Hossein Saveh-Shemshako from Iran claimed a silver medal in the 24th Asian Alpine Ski Championship on Tuesday (March 3).

The renowned classical guitarist Lily Afshar, invited by the Harper College in the US, is set to perform in a concert Thursday, (March 5), at the college Drama Lab Theatre.

Afshar will also…

The fourth International Fajr Fashion & Clothing Festival officially opened on Monday (March 2) at Tehran international exhibition center in the presence of officials and activists in the…

New research finds neural changes not only reflected increased technical capacities, but also enhanced creativity.

“Creativity is another concept that is often thought of as something we…

A large number of acclaimed movies in filmdom are based on literary masterpieces. Since the novels are lesser-known among Iranians compared with the film adaptations, Cheshmeh publication - well-…

The so-called Islamic State terrorist group - also known as Isis or Isil - recently released a video that showed its fighters ransacking Mosul’s central museum, destroying priceless artifacts…

A new film called ‘The Island of Kindness’, which is a sort of continuation of the 1990s movies, ‘The Moth’s Valley’, and ‘Kakoli’ directed by Faryal Behzad, will be produced by Gholamreza Azadi,…

A collection of Laleh Eskandari’s photography are on display at the ‘Jam Gallery’ in Shiraz - the sixth most populous city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province.

Globally regarded as a tourism attraction, 3d Street Art, often known as 3d chalk art is a 2-dimensional artwork drawn on the street that gives the observer a 3d optical illusion from a…

Translation of a book containing an interview with Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and translations of two novels by Patrick McCabe and William Butler Yeats are among the latest popular releases on book…

Unrealistic romantic novels by Iranian writers can pose problems in the emotions of young readers in their future lives as they may visualize “a romantic situation far from reality,” said Mehrdad…

Iran and Tajikistan have agreed to expand their library cooperation.

In a meeting between Iran’s cultural attaché in Tajikistan, Masoud Ahmadvand and head of Central Library of Tajikistan,…

Two historians on a mission to preserve historic structures in Ethiopia inadvertently turned a cutting-edge 3D scanning device into a tool for creating works of art.

Experts fear that the jargon of text messages has spawned a new online language and culture which is underming the Persian language and writing skills.

A special program on the subject of ‘…

Iran has been selected to host the 6th AFC Futsal Club Championship this year.

The 20th Muscat International Book Fair opened on February 27 in Oman.

A 1,000-year old mummified monk hidden inside a statue of Buddha has revealed more of his secrets.

The Chinese statue, part of a joint exhibition between museums in Holland, Germany,…

Iran will attend the 56th International Art Exhibition of Venice stronger than the previous editions with 30 artists displaying works in various fields of art.

Head of visual arts…

Maryam (Saint Mary) Art Gallery in Tehran was officially inaugurated Wednesday (Feb. 25) displaying an exhibition of illustrations titled ‘Story of Prophets’ by artist Hesam-al-din Tabatabaee.