Art And Culture

The 37th edition of Iran’s national Qur’an Competition is planned for early March, an Awqaf and Charity Affairs Organization official said.

New head of the organization’s Qur’anic Affairs…

Earlier this month Narenj showroom was inaugurated in Tehran with a different look at visual arts and functional art in everyday life.

The nominees for the International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society’s annual Creative Arts Awards have been announced.

The first Artists’ Futsal World Cup will kick off in Azadi indoor stadium, Tehran from February 22-26.

The well-known Belgian theatre director and actress Sandra Carota recently held an international training workshop in Iran.

The workshop, co-organized by the Life Show Group and Molavi…

The first concert of the Tehran Cultural Ensemble was organized Monday (Jan 19) at Nazerzadeh Hall in the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF).

It looks like the Coen brothers will be celebrating wrap on the now-filming ‘Hail, Caesar!’ by heading up the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday in France. It…

Shahrdad Rohani, Iranian-American composer, violinist, pianist, and conductor will hold a concert on January 22-23 at the ministry of interior’s main hall.

The upcoming concert will be…

The second Young Iranian Designers’ Festival, inaugurated on January 16, is open to the public at Tehran’s Qasr Garden Museum, showcasing artworks on title designs and logotypes.

The record number of consecutive games without a draw at a major tournament set at the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 was extended to 24 on Tuesday as the competition’s group stage concluded.

Within a collaborative project called ‘The Experience’, a group of Iranian artists have planned to send lanterns containing peace and friendship messages to 16 cafés with a cultural and historical…

The restored sculpture ‘Sphere Within Sphere’, a symbol of the Earth, by the renowned Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro was unveiled at Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Monday (Jan 19).

Player of the Match Reza Ghoochannejhad's 91st-minute strike - his first goal of the tournament - dealt UAE their first defeat of 2015 AFC Asian Cup and allowed Iran to finish the group phase with…

Master of poetry Moshfegh Kashani passed away Sunday night (Jan 18) at the age of 89 in Tehran.

Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi will be awarded the first International Lifetime Achievement Award of the 7th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF).

According to JIFF film…

As part of his world tour, prominent Iranian traditional musician Kayhan Kalhor recently held a duet performance with Ali Bahrami-Fard in London’s Kings Place. The instrumental piece lasting more…

With the Islamic Revolution anniversary celebrations round the corner, the link between the two important issues of economy and culture, which was the administrative slogan of the year, was…

Graphic Design Museum of Iran officially opened to the public in a ceremony at the Arbab Hormoz historical house on Sunday (Jan 18), in association with the Tehran Beautification Organization (TBO…

Saeed Derakhshan Zanganeh’s unique exhibition held recently at Haft Samar Gallery on Motahari Avenue in Tehran, displayed a series of sculptures, part of which were made using spoons and forks!

Uzbekistan sealed progression to the Asian Cup knockout stages with a 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia in Melbourne on Sunday.

According to Abc.net.au, going into the game, Saudi Arabia was in…

Mons, a city in Belgium that’s been designated the “European Capital of Culture” for 2015, saw its year in the spotlight get off to a rocky start after one of its marquee commissions collapsed.

Selected classic short stories and fables from two Persian works of prose, ‘Marzban Nameh’ and ‘Golestan’, have been rewritten for elementary school students.

A ceremony was held at Arasbaran Cultural Center to pay tribute to veteran actor Mohamad-Ali Keshavarz on Saturday (Jan 17).

Reducing government role in affairs of the state and execution of programs is among the priorities of the administration through greater devolution of the functions on the private sector, and…

Art prices are among the most awful, repulsive, and sickening aspects of modern culture. There is no equivalent in any other field for the ostentatious extravagance of art collectors in a world…