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London hosting conference on protecting Iranian cultural heritage
TEHRAN – The Asia House of London is playing host to an international conference on protecting Iranian cultural heritage. Entitled “From Persepolis to Isfahan: Safeguarding Cultural Heritage”, the...
View ArticleIranian and Lebanese musicians team up to perform in Paris
TEHRAN – Iranian tar player Azad Mirzapur along with two Lebanese oud players Charbel Rouhana and Elie Khoury will give a joint concert at the Theatre Des Abbesses in Paris on January 31. The...
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Fajr theater festival announces intl. lineup
TEHRAN – The 33rd Fajr International Theater Festival announced the international lineup on Saturday. Twenty five theater troupes, 19 of which are from Iran, will compete in this section of the...
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Veteran stage and screen actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz honored
TEHRAN -- Veteran stage and screen actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz was honored on Saturday during a ceremony attended by a large number of cineastes and fans held at Tehran’s Arasbaran Cultural Center....
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Iranian Artists Forum to hold exhibition of illustrations on Shahnameh TEHRAN – An exhibition of illustrations for a collection of 100 simplified stories from the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of...
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Jaipur filmfest to honor Majid Majidi
TEHRAN -- India’s 7th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) will honor the Iranian director Majid Majidi with a lifetime achievement award. He will be honored during the opening ceremony of the...
View ArticleIranian, Tajik publishers to discuss ways to develop printing industry
TEHRAN – Some Iranian and Tajik publishers will come together in a meeting in Tehran during February to discuss ways to develop printing industry in their countries. The Iran-Tajikistan...
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Qajar era house converted into Graphics Museum of Iran
TEHRAN – The Arbab Hormoz House, a building in Tehran which belonged to a Zoroastrian during the Qajar era, has been converted into the Graphics Museum of Iran. The museum was inaugurated on...
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Moshfeq Kashani dies of heart failure while reading poem
TEHRAN -- The Iranian poet Moshfeq Kashani, who is considered one of the restorers of Persian classical poetry, passed away due to heart failure while reading a poem during a session in Tehran on...
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Jaipur filmfest to honor Majid Majidi
TEHRAN -- India’s 7th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) will honor the Iranian director Majid Majidi with a lifetime achievement award. He will be honored during the opening ceremony of the...
View ArticleIranian, Tajik publishers to discuss ways to develop printing industry
TEHRAN – Some Iranian and Tajik publishers will come together in a meeting in Tehran during February to discuss ways to develop printing industry in their countries. The Iran-Tajikistan...
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Qajar era house converted into Graphics Museum of Iran
TEHRAN – The Arbab Hormoz House, a building in Tehran which belonged to a Zoroastrian during the Qajar era, has been converted into the Graphics Museum of Iran. The museum was inaugurated on...
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Moshfeq Kashani dies of heart failure while reading poem
TEHRAN -- The Iranian poet Moshfeq Kashani, who is considered one of the restorers of Persian classical poetry, passed away due to heart failure while reading a poem during a session in Tehran on...
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Iranian society to honor master calligrapher Gholamhossein Amirkhani
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Society of Cultural Works and Luminaries plans to honor master calligrapher Gholamhossein Amirkhani for his lifetime achievements. A large number of artists and literati have...
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Arabic version of Leader’s book published in Iraq TEHRAN – The Arabic version of “Islamic World and Cultural Clash” written by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei...
View ArticleWorks by top artists to go under hammer at Tehran charity auction
TEHRAN -- The Raad Rehabilitation Goodwill Complex, offering free service to the handicapped, will hold its second art auction on Friday. A collection of 75 works in various media, including...
View ArticleFajr Intl. Theater Festival to open in Tehran today
TEHRAN – The 33rd Fajr International Theater Festival will open at Tehran’s theaters today. Over 80 theater troupes from Iran and other countries will perform during the festival, which runs until...
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Leader offers condolences over death of poet Moshfeq Kashani
TEHRAN -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered his condolences over the death of poet Abbas Kaymanesh, who wrote under the penname Moshfeq Kashani. The...
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Arnaldo Pomodoro’s sculpture in Tehran museum refurbished
TEHRAN – A sculpture by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro located in the courtyard of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) has recently been refurbished. The polished sculpture from the...
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Iranian society to honor master calligrapher Gholamhossein Amirkhani
TEHRAN -- The Iranian Society of Cultural Works and Luminaries plans to honor master calligrapher Gholamhossein Amirkhani for his lifetime achievements. A large number of artists and literati have...
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