TEHRAN – Over 550,000 visitors including foreign nationals toured Sa’d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21, 2017, Mehr reported. The vast, beautifully restored Qajar-era era (1789–1925) caravanserai is located in the city of Qazvin, which used to be the capital of the Persian […]

TEHRAN – A total of 22 films will be contending for the Crystal Simorgh in the official competition at the 36th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Sunday. The films have been chosen out of 67 submissions, the secretary of the festival, Ebrahim Darughezadeh, said in a press conference. “Dark Room” […]

TEHRAN – Iranian animated piece ‘Release from Heaven’ directed by Ali Noori Oskouei will soon go on screen at the 2018 International Peace & Film Festival. The cinematic event is scheduled to convene in Orlando, Florida through January 18-20, 2018 and will play host to Release from Heaven. The 76-minute animated film is directed by Ali […]

TEHRAN – French drummer/composer Manu Katché will perform for the Iranian audience during the 33rd edition of Fajr International Music Festival to kick off on January 10. Manu Katché is a world-renowned drummer and songwriter, better known for his performance in several successful albums in the mid-1980s such as Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album ‘So’ and Sting’s ‘Nothing […]

TEHRAN – There is a common ground between the design elements involved in both architecture and fashion and many fashion designers around the world are inspired by architecture in their works. Now some young fashion designers in Iran display their designs inspired by the Golestan Palace at the venue during an exhibition. They display their […]

TEHRAN – Iranian musicians will get together in meeting at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Friday to celebrate the 71st birthday of the late tar and setar virtuoso, Mohammadreza Lotfi. Members of Sheida and Aref, the two bands Lotfi established, are scheduled to attend the celebration named “Passion of Music” to perform some of their […]

TEHRAN – ÍRÁN:CI, the Festival of Iranian Films in Prague, Brno and Bratislava, is slated to bring a lineup of Iran titles to the Czech audience. The festival, which is also dubbed ‘Bringing Iranian Films to the Czech Audience: ÍRÁN:CI’, will open its seventh edition on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Bakala Foundation with the […]

TEHRAN — Literacy, a benchmark for social and economic progress, is a right and a channel for achieving other rights. Literacy empowers individuals, families, communities, and the whole nation. With a goal of eradicating illiteracy from Iran, Literacy Movement Organization was established in the country as per an order issued by Imam Khomeini, the founder […]

TEHRAN– A local official of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) in Gilan Province said that the Belgian House of Astara is named on the national register list. “The Belgian House in Iranian port city of Astara was placed on the national register list with number 31891,” said Vali Jahani, a local official […]

TEHRAN – A collection of rare Christian manuscripts and documents was put on display in an exhibition at the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) on Monday. The exhibition has been organized to celebrate Christmas, the NLAI announced on Tuesday. A copy of the Bible and a Persian copy of “The Story of Christ”, which […]