Art And Culture

Mohammad Mir-Ali Akbari has brought on stage a theatrical work about the life of French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski. Titled ‘Polanski’, the play written by Akbari, narrates the struggles of…

Come March the National Library and Archives Organization of Iran will have seen a two-fold increase in the number of its audiobooks, says public relations manager of the organization, Reza…

Iranian theatrical work ‘Hearing’ directed by Amir-Reza Koohestani is to be performed in Milan, February 17-18.

It will be presented in Persian with Italian subtitles at the Teatro dell’…

Zhiwaar Travel Agency has organized a one-day tour of old neighborhoods in south Tehran including Oudlajan, a haven for immigrants and religious minorities.

It is slated for Friday 9 am…

Since times immemorial, Iranians divide winter into the so-called Greater Chelleh and Lesser Chelleh. The former, which is the coldest part of the year is just over. Now it is the time of Lesser…

The screenplay ‘Facing Mirrors’ written by critically acclaimed filmmaker, playwright and theater director Bahram Beyzaei has been reprinted and released by Roshangaran Publications.

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran is hosting a rare exhibition of artworks by globally acclaimed painter, illustrator and installation artist Ali Akbar Sadeghi, 80.

The exhibit…

Iran’s 4th International Cartoon Contest of Digital Media is scheduled for May in Tabriz, capital of East Azarbaijan Province.

Hosseinieh Ershad Public Library in Tehran is to hold a book show on cancer-related subjects.

The February 3-7 event will coincide with World Cancer Day (February 4), a day marked to…

A concert in the northern Kurdish language will be held in Vahdat Hall on March 6. Northern Kurdish, also called Kurmanji, is a Kurdish language spoken in southeast Turkey, northwest and…

Cheshmeh Publication has released the book ‘Retreat of a Pawn’ written by Gholamreza Masoumi.

According to the website of the firm, the 92-page novel depicts the confrontation of an…

Volume 17 of the Iranian Encyclopedia for Young People will be in local bookshops today.

During the past 24 years, 16 volumes of the encyclopedia, targeting children in the 10-16 age…

Photojournalist and documentarian Nader Davoudi, chief editor of Ghahveh (literally meaning coffee) monthly magazine, will present a review on 25 years of his experience in photography.

Candle & Fog, a publishing house in Tehran and London, will unveil the French rendering of the title ‘You’re No Stranger Here’ written by eminent Iranian author Houshang Moradi-Kermani at…

Sherveh Culture and Art Institute opened January 26 with an inaugural group painting exhibition displaying works by late painter, potter and sculptor Arab-Ali Sherveh (1939-2011).

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Kurdish Philharmonic Orchestra is to perform a concert in Sanandaj, capital of Kurdistan Province.

Conducted by composer Mehdi Ahmadi, the concert will feature vocalist, oud player,…

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art will hold two parallel festivals on performance art.

TMoCA will be hosting the 7th International Festival of ‘30 Performances, 30 Artists, 30 Days’ and…

At his latest exhibition, painter Saeed Moayyerizadeh, 55, has presented ‘A Treatise on Ignorance.’

A total of 26 acrylic-on-canvas paintings are on display at Sareban Art Gallery,…

Painter and poet Morteza Rezaee is holding a group exhibition in collaboration with his students.

Rezaee paints with oil, acrylic and other materials. He holds regular exhibitions…

Author of children and young adult books Jamshid Khanian will be discussing his lead works with book enthusiasts at the White Ravens Festival for International Children’s and Young Adult…

As promised, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued a new policy for reporting misconduct within the film industry.

Three Iranian cinematic productions were among the winners of the International Peace and Film Festival in Orlando, Florida, which together won five awards. A total of 126 films from…

With his fold-forming sculptures and installation arts, interior designer and jeweler Amir Nassiri has presented a unique reading of how the universe came into being and its path of evolution.…

The theatrical work ‘Alien Eating Ceremony’, written and directed by Hamed Rahimi-Nasr will be performed at Shano Theater House from Monday.

In this grotesque comedy, a recently divorced…

Paliz Theater will be hosting a stage reading of the play ‘Shut Your Eyes and Think of England’, co-written by English playwrights and actors Anthony Marriott and John Chapman for a week,…