An exhibition of over 100 ancient artifacts from Armenia named ‘Iran & Armenia: Memory of a Realm,’ opened October 17 at the National Museum in Tehran.Relics on display date back to prehistoric times, from the 4th millennium BC to the first century BC.The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts […]

Spanish journalist and writer Javier Sierra has won this year’s Planeta prize for his novel ‘El Fuego Invisible’.The Spanish literary prize, which comes with an award of 601,000 euros ($700,000), is the second most valuable literary award in the world after the Nobel Prize.It has been awarded since 1952 by the Spanish publisher Group Planeta […]

A journey through the beech forest of Savadkuh County in Mazandaran Province is planned for October 20 by Gando Tour for those who want to see this part of the ancient Hyrcanian Forests in early fall.The forest is near the village of Sangdeh on the slopes of Kheronero Mountain. To walk among the tall trees, […]

Book House Institute will commemorate the veteran Iranian historian and author Mansoureh Ettehadieh in a ceremony on October 23.The event will be held at 4:30 pm, at the venue of Book House in central Tehran in the presence of literati and cultural figures, the institute wrote on its website.  Ettehadieh, 84, received her master’s degree […]

Behind the last bends of Chalus Road (Road 59), there is a lush forest in Mazandaran Province known as Sarpoush-Tangeh.In a one-day tour on October 20, Spilet Alborz travel company will take visitors to this forest to show them the dense flora, a waterfall and lush cliffs spreading over the skyline.The tour starts at 5 […]

‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ a 2017 novel by American writer George Saunders, 58, has won Britain’s most prestigious literary award – the Man Booker Prize.The book is Saunder’s first novel. It was released in February of this year to widespread acclaim.It is written around a single quasi-historical image: A year into the Civil War, the […]

A one-day tour to one of the oldest villages of Iran is being organized by Kalout Travel (Kalouttravel.com) on Oct. 20.The ancient village of Abyaneh in Natanz County, Isfahan Province, is the first destination of the tour.Rendezvous is set for Friday at 5 am at Fatemi Street in central Tehran near Laleh Hotel. Breakfast will […]

On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Iran and South Korea, an exhibition of Iranian metal artworks will be held at Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran, October 23-26.The four-day event will showcase over 60 artworks in various fields including traditional Iranian jewelry, metal engraving and sculpture as well as […]

A total of 29 fiction, 24 animated and 12 experimental films are competing in different categories of the 34th Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF), currently underway in Tehran.According to a press release by the public relations office of the festival, Sadeq Mousavi, director of the event said: “33 years of holding short film festivals […]

TEHRAN – Two Iranian authors and an illustrator are scheduled to attend the 62nd Belgrade International Book Fair, the Iran Cultural Fairs Institute (ICFI) announced on Wednesday. Authors Mohammadreza Bayrami and Mohammad Keshavarz and illustrator Amir Shabani Purfumani will promote their latest offerings at the fair, which will be held in the Serbian capital from […]