Iranian, German archaeologists to return to salt mummies’ home
TEHRAN -- A team of Iranian and German archaeologists will return to the Chehrabad Salt Mine near the Iranian city of Zanjan this year in late spring to excavate the site for a second time for more...
View ArticleOscar-winning English composer Stephen Warbeck to hold workshop at Fajr...
TEHRAN – The Oscar-winning English composer Stephen Warbeck will hold a workshop during at the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival in February, organizers announced on Tuesday. He has collaborated...
View ArticleMahmud Dowlatabadi’s book telling story of Hasanak the Vizier published
TEHRAN – Firuzi Publications has recently released the latest work by the renowned Iranian author Mahmud Dowlatabadi on the story of the chancellorship of Hasanak the Vizier based on Persian historian...
View ArticleArt exhibition on migratory birds to open in IAF on Friday
TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings and illustrations, focusing on environmental protection and seasonal migratory birds, will open at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on Friday. Organized by the...
View ArticleGreek-Persian dictionary to come out in spring
TEHRAN – A Greek-Persian dictionary compiled by Iranian scholar Farhang Qaneifar will be published in Tehran in spring. The dictionary will be introduced during ceremonies in Tehran and Athens,...
View ArticleCHTHO Director Mohammad-Ali Najafi offers his resignation
TEHRAN -- The tragedy of frequent management turnover still persists at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization as a number of Persian media outlets announced on Wednesday that...
View ArticleIran to mull over installation of Cyrus Cylinder replica in The Hague
TEHRAN -- Iran is scheduled to weigh up setting up a replica of the Cyrus Cylinder in The Hague in collaboration with the British Museum in London, the director of Iran’s Museums and Historical...
View ArticleItalian expert finds spelling mistakes in Persepolis inscriptions
TEHRAN -- An expert of the historical philology of Iranian languages of the “L’Orientale” University of Naples has said that he has found a few spelling mistakes in the inscriptions located in the...
View ArticleTehran meeting agrees to add 3 countries to UNESCO Noruz file
TEHRAN -- Representatives from the seven countries that registered the Noruz celebration on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 have agreed to add Afghanistan,...
View ArticleWhat’s in art galleries
Multimedia * An exhibition of artworks by Samira Alikhanzadeh is currently underway at the Asar Gallery. A collection of eight works reflecting the image of an 18-year old woman who would be 96 if...
View ArticleIranian, German archaeologists to return to salt mummies’ home
TEHRAN -- A team of Iranian and German archaeologists will return to the Chehrabad Salt Mine near the Iranian city of Zanjan this year in late spring to excavate the site for a second time for more...
View ArticleOscar-winning English composer Stephen Warbeck to hold workshop at Fajr...
TEHRAN – The Oscar-winning English composer Stephen Warbeck will hold a workshop during at the 32nd Fajr International Film Festival in February, organizers announced on Tuesday. He has collaborated...
View ArticleMahmud Dowlatabadi’s book telling story of Hasanak the Vizier published
TEHRAN – Firuzi Publications has recently released the latest work by the renowned Iranian author Mahmud Dowlatabadi on the story of the chancellorship of Hasanak the Vizier based on Persian historian...
View ArticleArt exhibition on migratory birds to open in IAF on Friday
TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings and illustrations, focusing on environmental protection and seasonal migratory birds, will open at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran on Friday. Organized by the...
View ArticleGreek-Persian dictionary to come out in spring
TEHRAN – A Greek-Persian dictionary compiled by Iranian scholar Farhang Qaneifar will be published in Tehran in spring. The dictionary will be introduced during ceremonies in Tehran and Athens,...
View ArticleCHTHO Director Mohammad-Ali Najafi offers his resignation
TEHRAN -- The tragedy of frequent management turnover still persists at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization as a number of Persian media outlets announced on Wednesday that...
View ArticleIran to mull over installation of Cyrus Cylinder replica in The Hague
TEHRAN -- Iran is scheduled to weigh up setting up a replica of the Cyrus Cylinder in The Hague in collaboration with the British Museum in London, the director of Iran’s Museums and Historical...
View ArticleNorwegian, Iranian stage artists discuss Ibsen’s plays
TEHRAN -- Norwegian theater artists shared their experience in performing the works of the world famous Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) with their Iranian counterparts. Norwegian...
View ArticleNovel on invasion of Afghanistan by Soviets republished in Iran
TEHRAN – A novel focusing on the occupation of Afghanistan by the former Soviet Union has recently been republished in Iran. Written by Javad Mojabi, the book “City under Occupation” was first...
View ArticleNajafi’s resignation accepted, Masud Soltanifar appointed to CHTHO
TEHRAN -- President Hassan Rouhani accepted on Thursday the resignation of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Director Mohammad-Ali Najafi and appointed Masud Soltanifar,...
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