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German artists to visit Shiraz
TEHRAN -- A group of young musicians, architecture students, painters and sculptors from the German city of Weimar is scheduled to travel to Iran during April to visit Shiraz, which is home to the...
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“Melbourne” to compete in Luxembourg filmfest TEHRAN – Iranian director Nima Javidi’s acclaimed drama “Melbourne” is scheduled to be screened at the 5th Luxembourg City Film Festival, which will be...
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Iran’s publications soar: official
TEHRAN - Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance for Cultural Affairs Seyyed Abbas Salehi said on Monday that there has been an increase in the number of book titles published in the country...
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Mime artist Bahram Reihani dies at 34
TEHRAN – Mime artist Bahram Reihani died of liver cancer at Tehran’s Firuzgar Hospital on Tuesday morning. He was 34. Reihani learned of his illness last year just before Noruz, the Iranian New Year...
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“Rainbow” of Otto Piene appears in Tehran
TEHRAN – A collection from the “Rainbow” series by German artist Otto Piene (1928–2014), one of the leading figures in technology-based art, pours light into the capital Tehran, offering joy and a...
View ArticleExperts discuss Persian literature at Erzurum conference
TEHRAN – Eastern Turkish city of Erzurum hosted a conference on contemporary Persian literature, highlighting the role of Iranian literary figures who emerged after the Constitutional Revolution in...
View ArticleIranian research center retranslates 70 Urartian inscriptions
TEHRAN -- Seventy Urartian inscriptions have recently been retranslated in a study project at Iran’s Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism, an expert at the institute, Maryam Dara,...
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Piclavier to perform in Tehran Tehran -- The newly established pop-rock band Piclavier will give a concert at Tehran’s Azadi Tower on Friday evening. Mehran Mokhtarpur is the singer of the band,...
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“Hussein, Who Said No” screened in Tehran
TEHRAN – “Hussein, Who Said No”, Iranian director Ahmadreza Darvish’s controversial drama on the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) in 680 CE, was finally screened in Tehran on Tuesday with some minor...
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Artist accuses Oscars of plagiarizing set design
TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker and architect Ataollah Omidvar has accused the 87th Academy Awards of plagiarizing Abbas Kiarostami’s idea for “Forest without Leaves” in the part of the set design for the...
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Persian folktale: Amu Noruz & Naneh Sarma
Noruz, the Iranian New Year Celebration, is one of the most ancient Iranian traditions. There are some folk tales associated with this event including the love story of Amoo Noruz and Naneh Sarma....
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Doha to host Iranian, Qatari children’s friendship festival TEHRAN – A festival of Iranian and Qatari children’s friendship will be held in Doha from March 1 to 5, Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations...
View ArticleIranian films line up for Hong Kong festival
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian movies will be screened at the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), which will be held from March 23 to April 6. Reza Mirkarimi’s acclaimed drama “Today”,...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Drawing * Maryam Yegani is displaying a collection of her latest drawings in an exhibition at Naqsh-e Jahan Gallery. The exhibit runs until March 4 at the gallery, which can be found at 9 Ayatollah...
View Article“1000 Kilometers of Watercolors” connects Tehran to Shiraz
TEHRAN – An exhibition entitled “1000 Kilometers of Watercolors”, which displays a watercolor collection that Iranian artist Nasser Sani created during his bike tour from Tehran to Shiraz, opened at...
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New gallery opens with display of works by great Iranian artists
TEHRAN – A new gallery opened on Friday with an exhibition of works by great Iranian artists. Hojjat Shakiba, a painter who mostly is famous for his recreations of works by the Qajar era painter...
View ArticleAzerbaijan’s “Road” named best at Iranian religious filmfest
TEHRAN -- Azerbaijani filmmaker Feroz Shamilov’s “Road” was crowned best fiction movie in the international section of the 9th Ruyesh Religious Short Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday....
View ArticleBilingual book on Iranian architecture published in Rome
TEHRAN – A Persian-Italian book about the architecture of Iranian cities, caravanserais and their connecting roads has recently been published by Rome’s Edilstampa Publishing House, Iran’s Islamic...
View ArticleHistorical-cultural affinities between Turkey, Iran discussed
TEHRAN – The historical and cultural affinities between Turkey and Iran were discussed during a meeting at Yunus Emre Institute in Tehran on Thursday. The director of the institute, Mehmet Selim...
View Article“Today” director planning new project
TEHRAN -- Reza Mirkarimi, the director of acclaimed dramas “Today”, “A Cube of Sugar” and “So Close, So Far”, is making plans for a new project entitled “The Daughter”. The story of the film,...
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