Accomplished Iranian writer Houshang Moradi-Kermani has been introduced as Iran’s nominee for the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) Swedish literary prize, by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults. According to ALMA officials, 235 candidates from 60 countries are vying for the award, the largest children’s literature award in the […]

Photographer Barzin Baharloui will hold an exhibition of photo-collage works at Atbin Art Gallery in Tehran. Titled ‘New Wonder’ (in Persian: Heyrani-e-No), the solo exhibit will open on October 20 and run through the end of the month. Visiting hours are 4 to 9 pm.A series of photo-collages fusing together Iranian architecture and renaissance paintings […]

The first India-made film of renowned Iranian auteur Majid Majidi titled ‘Beyond the Clouds’ had its world premiere on October 13 at the 61st London Film Festival; the movie is to vie with 11 others in the official competition category.Starring Ishaan Khattar (brother of Hindi star Shahid Kapoor) and Malavika Mohanan in the leading roles, […]

Denmark’s new LEGO House, a 12,000-square meter house of fun, filled with 25 million of the iconic colorful building blocks, is a must-visit for all LEGO fans.Designed for the young and the young at heart, the building, located in LEGO’s hometown of Billund, Denmark, is the culmination of four years of hard work and imagination. […]

An estimated 82,000 historical artifacts are on display at Golestan Palace, a UNESCO world heritage center, located in downtown Tehran near the famous Arg Square.Masoud Nosrati, director of the palace complex, says the artifacts and treasures in the repository are “many times more than those on display,” IRNA reported.Among the items on display are priceless […]

A one-day eco-tour to Alimestan Forest in Mazandaran Province is being organized for October 20 by the Tehran-based travel and touring company of Spilet Alborz.The tour starts at 5 am at Argentina Square in north Tehran, will take the picturesque Haraz Road (Road 77) to Alimestan Forest in the northern mountains and will be back […]

Musical instruments and musicians in performance are the subject of a solo exhibition by painter Zeynab Aliniagorji.It is underway at Honar-e Iran (Iran Art) Gallery located at No. 19, Khark Street, Enqelab Avenue and will run through October 26. Visiting hours are 11 am to 6 pm, Tiwall.com reported.The paintings indicate the artist’s fascination with […]

The Second Sheed Persian Film Festival in Texas has dubbed its ‘Close-Up Award’ after one of the famous films of the celebrated Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016).The docufiction ‘Close-Up’ (1990), written, directed and edited by Kiarostami, is among the director’s most acclaimed films. It was ranked 43rd in British Film Institute’s ‘Top 50 Greatest Films […]

Bonhams Auction House, one of the world’s largest and most renowned international auctioneers of fine art and antiques, motorcars and jewelry, has offered a selection of old manuscripts in its auction, including a copy from a book by royal Persian physician Zayn al-Din Gorgani (1040-1136).Zayn al-Din Sayyed Ismail ibn Husayn Gorgani, also spelled al-Jurjani, was […]

At his latest solo exhibit at Homa Gallery, avant-garde calligrapher, painter and sculptor Ali Reza Astaneh, 35, has again broken the formalistic tradition of calligraphic painting.His approach is minimal. In the displayed works Astaneh seeks to show the connection between the calligrapher and his past, Gallery Info reported.The exhibit will conclude on October 31. Enthusiasts […]