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Tehran pop concert “Plastica” to promote environmental protection TEHRAN – Pop singer Amir-Ashkan Gholami will perform a concert entitled “Plastica” at the Niavaran Cultural Center today to promote...
View ArticleKilims of Sirjan nomads to go on show in Tehran
TEHRAN – An exhibition of kilims woven by female nomads of the Sirjan region in southern Iranian province of Kerman will open at Tehran’s Mess Negar Gallery today. “The kilims of Sirjan are...
View ArticleTehran gallery displays crumpled copies of Renaissance paintings
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Asar Gallery is playing host to a collection of crumpled copies of Renaissance paintings, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, created by Iranian artist Mohammad Hamzeh. This is...
View ArticleVeteran artist Ali-Akbar Sadeqi chronicles life story in book
TEHRAN -- Veteran Iranian illustrator, painter and animator Ali-Akbar Sadeqi’s memoirs have recently been published in Tehran. The book entitled “Memories and Images of Ali-Akbar Sadeqi” was...
View ArticleLexicographer Soleiman Hayyim commemorated in Tehran
TEHRAN -- The Persian literary monthly Bokhara paid tribute to Iranian Jewish lexicographer and translator, Soleiman Hayyim (1887-1970) at the Mahmud Afshar Foundation on Sunday. A number of...
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“The Story of Architecture” published in Persian TEHRAN – English author Patrick John Nuttgens’ “The Story of Architecture” has recently been published in Persian in Iran. Translated by Heshmatollah...
View ArticleTehran library to recount tales from Masnavi-ye Manavi for children
TEHRAN -- Tehran’s Malek Museum and Library plans to hold storytelling workshops, during which tales from Masnavi-ye Manavi, the magnum opus of the Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi...
View ArticleIntl. Quran Competition for Muslim Students to open tomorrow
TEHRAN -- The 5th International Quran Competition for Muslim Students will open at Tehran’s Milad Tower tomorrow. Quran reciters from 50 countries, including Iran, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and...
View ArticleNew burials discovered in Burnt City
A team of archaeologists has discovered new burials in the 5200-year-old Burnt City in southeastern Iran. During a new season of excavation at the cemetery of the ancient site, the team has...
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Tehran pop concert “Plastica” to promote environmental protection TEHRAN – Pop singer Amir-Ashkan Gholami will perform a concert entitled “Plastica” at the Niavaran Cultural Center today to promote...
View ArticleKilims of Sirjan nomads to go on show in Tehran
TEHRAN – An exhibition of kilims woven by female nomads of the Sirjan region in southern Iranian province of Kerman will open at Tehran’s Mess Negar Gallery today. “The kilims of Sirjan are...
View ArticleVeteran artist Ali-Akbar Sadeqi chronicles life story in book
TEHRAN -- Veteran Iranian illustrator, painter and animator Ali-Akbar Sadeqi’s memoirs have recently been published in Tehran. The book entitled “Memories and Images of Ali-Akbar Sadeqi” was...
View ArticleTehran gallery displays crumpled copies of Renaissance paintings
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Asar Gallery is playing host to a collection of crumpled copies of Renaissance paintings, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, created by Iranian artist Mohammad Hamzeh. This is...
View ArticleArchitectural design for mausoleum of Shams of Tabriz unveiled
TEHRAN – The architectural design for the mausoleum of Shams of Tabriz was unveiled during a ceremony yesterday in Khoy, which is home to the mausoleum of the tutor of the Persian poet Jalal ad-Din...
View ArticleIntl. Quran Competition for Muslim Students to open tomorrow
TEHRAN -- The 5th International Quran Competition for Muslim Students will open at Tehran’s Milad Tower tomorrow. Quran reciters from 50 countries, including Iran, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and...
View ArticleNew burials discovered in Burnt City
A team of archaeologists has discovered new burials in the 5200-year-old Burnt City in southeastern Iran. During a new season of excavation at the cemetery of the ancient site, the team has...
View ArticleArt news in brief
Tehran pop concert “Plastica” to promote environmental protection TEHRAN – Pop singer Amir-Ashkan Gholami will perform a concert entitled “Plastica” at the Niavaran Cultural Center today to promote...
View ArticleKilims of Sirjan nomads to go on show in Tehran
TEHRAN – An exhibition of kilims woven by female nomads of the Sirjan region in southern Iranian province of Kerman will open at Tehran’s Mess Negar Gallery today. “The kilims of Sirjan are...
View ArticleVeteran artist Ali-Akbar Sadeqi chronicles life story in book
TEHRAN -- Veteran Iranian illustrator, painter and animator Ali-Akbar Sadeqi’s memoirs have recently been published in Tehran. The book entitled “Memories and Images of Ali-Akbar Sadeqi” was...
View ArticleTehran gallery displays crumpled copies of Renaissance paintings
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Asar Gallery is playing host to a collection of crumpled copies of Renaissance paintings, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, created by Iranian artist Mohammad Hamzeh. This is...
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