TEHRAN – A collection by veteran photographer Maryam Zandi featuring portraits of a number of Iranian music elites is on display in an exhibition at Tehran’s E1 Gallery.  The collection, which is composed of 24 black and white photos, has been accumulated over a period spanning nearly 16 years, the gallery announced on Saturday. Vocalists […]

A farmer shows off pomegranates she has picked from a garden on the outskirts of the city of Farouq, southern Fars province. Farouq is a hub of pomegranate, well-known for such quality sought-after fruits. According to Iran’s ministry of agriculture, the country is the major producer of pomegranate, accounting for a third of around three […]

For at least 2,000 years, the region once known as Persia, has remained the most important source of turquoise. Its sky-blue turquoise has always been a magnet for beauty seekers throughout history. Turquoise is a non-vitreous stone, which differs in shade from blue, green and blue-green depending on its origin. The blue color of turquoise […]

While people from many countries across the world are currently getting ready for Christmas, people in Iran are looking forward to another kind of festivity: Yalda Night. It has a nice ring to it, and the whole premise behind it is actually pretty cool, too. To put it in a nutshell, Yalda is the longest […]

TEHRAN – In the northeastern town of Sabzevar on Tuesday night, one hall offered books for sale to concertgoers instead of tickets as an incentive to promote reading on behalf of the Darvag-e Sabzevar ensemble. Over 500 books, most of which were by children’s writers, were sold at the concert, the Persian service of IRNA […]

TEHRAN – The Italian musician sisters, violinist Natascia Gazzana and pianist Raffaella Gazzana, will perform a duet at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Saturday. A repertoire of pieces by Estonian musician Arvo Part, German composers Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann, Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and Italian violinist Niccolo Paganini will be performed the concert. The […]

TEHRAN – Four short films have been selected to compete in the 36th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Wednesday. “Marlon” by Farnaz Hajiha, “Animal” co-directed by filmmakers Bahram and Bahman Ark, “Lunch Time” by Alireza Qasemi and “Disclosure” by Ehsan Mokhtari are the shorts, which will be screened at the festival. The 36th […]

TEHRAN – The Film Museum of Iran has been honored at the Annual Iranian Cinematic Research Awards at the first edition of the annual event. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday at the museum, where several other researchers also were honored, the organizers announced. The awards have been established by the Cinema Organization of […]

TEHRAN – Turkish oud virtuoso Yurdal Tokcan and his fellow baglama player Erdem Simsek have joined the renowned Iranian vocalist Hesameddin Seraj to perform a concert titled “The Songs of the Earth”. Kamancheh virtuoso Ardeshir Kamkar and percussionist Homayun Nasiri will accompany them in the performance, which will be held at the Grand Hall of […]

TEHRAN – The seventh archaeological season on the Great Wall of Gorgan has recently kicked off to shed new light on the gigantic monument stretched in northern Iran. A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts led by Prof.  Mohammad Mortezaei has commenced new surveys to examine sections of the wall which are located in […]