Tehran intl. exhibit to display posters on “World without Violence”
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center will host an international exhibition of posters on the theme of “World without Violence”, which will open on Friday. The exhibition has been organized by...
View ArticleSarajevo to host Iranian cultural festival
TEHRAN – The Bosnian capital Sarajevo will be hosting an Iranian cultural festival, which will open on February 9. Several Iranian artists have been invited to display their artworks of paintings,...
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Sculpture * An exhibition of sculptures by Morteza Sha’bani is currently underway at Atbin Gallery. The exhibit will run until February 17 at the gallery located at 42 Khakzad Alley, Parkway...
View ArticleTehran exhibit to display film posters by Ebrahim Haqiqi
TEHRAN – An exhibition displaying 40 years of movie poster designing by veteran artist Ebrahim Haqiqi will open at the gallery of Tehran’s Milad Tower on Monday. Seventy posters of films,...
View ArticleEnjoy history and cinema at Film Museum of Iran
The Film Museum of Iran fascinates the visitors with the history of Iranian cinema as well as the Qajar-era mansion and garden. The Baq-e Ferdows, a historical palace in Tajrish, houses the Film...
View ArticleChildren’s book writer Mostafa Rahmandust honored
TEHRAN -- Mostafa Rahmandust, the Children’s book writer who is mostly known for his poem “A Hundred Rubies” about pomegranates, was honored during a ceremony in his home town of Hamedan on Thursday....
View ArticleTehran museum celebrates Ali Nasirian’s 80th birthday
TEHRAN -- The Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum celebrated stage and screen actor Ali Nasirian’s 80th birthday on Thursday. A large number of actors, directors, stage artists and literati attended...
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Works by Iranian photographers showcased at Boston gallery TEHRAN – A joint exhibition displaying staged and documentary photographs by Iranian artists Shadi Ghadirian and Tahmineh Monzavi is...
View ArticleAustrian-German troupe to stage Farhadi’s “Past” in Graz
TEHRAN – A stage adaptation of Iranian Oscar-winning director and writer Asghar Farhadi’s drama “The Past” will be performed by a German-Austrian troupe at Schauspielhaus Graz, Austria on February...
View ArticleHistorical postcards on Gilan region published in book
TEHRAN – A book containing historical postcards on the northern Iranian region of Gilan during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras has recently been published. Entitled “Gilan on Historical Postcards”, the...
View ArticleProducer says future of Iranian cinema promising
TEHRAN -- Producer Fereshteh Taerpur, who is a juror in the New Vision section of the 33rd Fajr Film Festival, has said that the future of Iranian cinema looks promising. Eleven movies are competing...
View ArticleU.S. museum to hold Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli retrospective
TEHRAN – The Davis Museum in the Wellesley College of the United States will be holding a retrospective of celebrated Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli in an exhibition opening on February 10. “I am...
View ArticleAustrian-German troupe to stage Farhadi’s “Past” in Graz
TEHRAN – A stage adaptation of Iranian Oscar-winning director and writer Asghar Farhadi’s drama “The Past” will be performed by a German-Austrian troupe at Schauspielhaus Graz, Austria on February...
View ArticleHistorical postcards on Gilan region published in book
TEHRAN – A book containing historical postcards on the northern Iranian region of Gilan during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras has recently been published. Entitled “Gilan on Historical Postcards”, the...
View ArticleProducer says future of Iranian cinema promising
TEHRAN -- Producer Fereshteh Taerpur, who is a juror in the New Vision section of the 33rd Fajr Film Festival, has said that the future of Iranian cinema looks promising. Eleven movies are competing...
View ArticleU.S. museum to hold Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli retrospective
TEHRAN – The Davis Museum in the Wellesley College of the United States will be holding a retrospective of celebrated Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli in an exhibition opening on February 10. “I am...
View ArticleAbyaneh: A glow of friendship between human and nature
The village of Abyaneh is associated with the multi-storey buildings made of red clay. However its residents in traditional costumes speaking in ancient Pahlavi language should not be underestimated...
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Iranian, Slovenian national libraries sign MOU TEHRAN – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) and the National and University...
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Painting * An exhibition of paintings by Saeid Ahmadzadeh is currently underway at Shokuh Gallery. The show will continue until February 18 at the gallery, which can be found at 19 Amir Nuri Alley,...
View ArticlePersian translator of German literature Keikavus Jahandari commemorated
TEHRAN -- The Persian literary monthly Bokhara paid tribute to Iranian translator of the German literature Keikavus Jahandari (1923-2015) at the Mahmud Afshar Foundation on Saturday. Jahandari,...
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