An international conference on Ibrahim Muteferrika (1670-1745), an Ottoman diplomat, polymath, economist and pubisher of Hungarian descent, known for introducing printing to Turkish domains, is being organized by Turkey and Iran. Book House Institute in Iran and the Institute of Yunus Emreh based in Ankara are organizing the meeting, according to the website of Book […]

Naghsh-e-Jahan Art Gallery in Tehran is scheduled to open an audiovisual exhibition based on the characters of Persian long epic poem ‘Shahnameh’(Book of Kings), October 15.Written by Persian poet Ferdowsi (940-1020), Shahnameh comprises of nearly 60,000 verses, and tells mainly the mythical, and to some extent the historical, past of the Persian Empire from the […]

‘Lucia’ a play written by Iranian playwrights Shahab Mehraban and Sepehr Zamani is currently on stage at Mollavi Hall, Tehran.Directed by Mehraban, the play presents epic stories in a modern setting, Tiwall.com reported.The cast includes Melodi Aram-Nia, Sepehr Zamani, Maryam Naghibi, Mahana Narimani, Sara Shahroudian, Vahid Habibian, and Javad Pouladi.Molavi Hall is located at 16th […]

Photographer Borna Mirahmadian received the best photo award at a photo exhibit held in Athens, Greece. The photo event was held as part of a cultural exchange program between the two countries by the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), ILNA reported. It includes two exhibitions. The first one is underway in Athens and the […]

The puppet play ‘The Tales’ Thief’ directed by Abbas Qasedzadeh, is currently on stage at Ebn-e-Sina Cultural House and will run through October 27.It is about a country girl named Baran, who sets on a journey filled with adventures through popular Iranian children’s stories following the disappearance of the old book of tales.Director Qasedzadeh is […]

Paytakht Theater in Tehran is showing the play ‘Pillow Man’ directed by Siavash Asad.Written by Martin McDonagh, it centers on a fiction writer, who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a number of bizarre child murders in his town, Tiwall.com reported.McDonagh, 47, is a British playwright, screenwriter and film […]

The art gallery of Mana Contemporary in New York, is to hold an exhibition of video installations by six video artists from Iran.Slated for October 15-March 30, 2018, the exhibit is organized in collaboration with Aaran Art Gallery in Tehran and Mahmoud Reza Bahmanpour, managing director of Nazar Art Publication, a Tehran-based publishing house.The show […]

Homayoun Shajarian, son of the great master vocalist of Persian traditional music Mohammad Reza Shajarian, sang at a ceremony commemorating his father, October 10, at the Plaza Stockport in Manchester.He will also perform at Barbican Center of London on October 12, ILNA reported.Homayoun, 42, was born in a music-dedicated family in Tehran and is currently […]

Philosopher and researcher in art, author, graphic designer, photographer and expert in restoration of artworks Javid Ramezani, 53, has curated an ontological exhibition in collaboration with 16 artists.‘Density’ is the 6th exhibit of the ‘Me’ series which started 6 years ago. ‘Me’ exhibits are a number of events based on personal interpretations of being, dealing […]

Two-time Oscar winning American actor Tom Hanks, 61, has taken a break from the camera to put fingers to keys.Hanks is gearing up for the release of his upcoming short story collection ‘Uncommon Type: Some Stories,’ Entertainment Weekly reported.Featuring 17 stories, the book demonstrates Hanks’ heartwarming sensibility and his versatility as a writer. He is […]