Enthused by designs and symbols used in ancient carved gravestones in and around the city of Dezful, Khuzestan Province, a group of local artists and artisans have produced a collection of handicrafts that manifest times and tools gone by.Adorned with the figures and designs on the old tombstones, potteries and wicker baskets have been produced […]

Mashayekhi Theater Hall has the play ‘The Closed Case’ on stage. It is directed by Bahman Bateni and based on a true story.Penned by Armin Faramarz, the play is about the assassination case of the respected Italian judge, Giovanni Falcone.Working as a prosecuting magistrate, Falcone spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power […]

The trial related to the dispute over the Achaemenid tablets scheduled to be held in late October has been postponed to December 4 according to the website of the 7th Circuit US Courts of Appeal.The Persepolis Collection loaned to the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute in 1937 for research, translation and cataloguing, included 30,000 clay […]

A collection of nostalgic photographs by Mahnaz Minavand are hung at the art gallery of Rooberoo Mansion.The solo exhibit ‘Somewhere Among the Memories’ will be on until November 8. The gallery is open from 2-9 pm, Gallery Info reported.Photos show niches in old houses. Decorative objects, photos of near and dear ones, tools and everyday […]

An exhibition of exquisite Persian etching works by reputed artists is to  open on November 3 at Tehran’s Mess-Negar Gallery marking the 27th anniversary of its establishment.The group exhibit will host works by artists of different generations including Mansour Hafezparast, Akbar Bozorgian, Reza Qaderan, Reza Abed and Hossein Alaqemandan among others, ISNA reported.Etching (metal engraving) […]

Acclaimed sculptor, painter, scholar and author Parviz Tanavoli, 80, will bring a selection of his sculptures to Boom Art Gallery.A total of 21 famous sculptures by the veteran artist are to be displayed at the gallery. ‘Hich’ (zilch), ‘Poet’, ‘Wall’, ‘Hand and Cage’ and ‘Lovers’ are among the works to go on display.The exhibit opens on November […]

Eight short and feature films from Europe will be screened at Cinema Museum in Tehran, October 31-November 4.The ‘European Film Week’ will feature movies from Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria and Hungary.It is organized with the cooperation of Thomas Kloiber, Austrian Embassy Cultural Attaché, European Union cultural institutions and the Iranian Youth […]

Master calligrapher Mohammad Shoushtari has his latest works on display at Mehr-Maryam Gallery. He has used different colors in his works that are written on textured backgrounds and some have geometrical compositions. Running until November 10, the exhibit is open all days from 4 to 8 pm,…

TEHRAN – South Korean Ambassador Kim Seung-ho said on Sunday that he would eagerly welcome any offer from Iranian artists to showcase their works in exhibitions at his residence in Tehran. “I would like to offer any Iranian artists who are interested to display works in my residence,” the ambassador told the Tehran Times in […]

TEHRAN – Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has asked his colleagues in the government to be tolerant of journalists’ criticism. He made the remarks on Saturday during an opening ceremony for the 23rd Press Exhibition at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran. He said that the government deems the independent press media useful for both itself and […]