TEHRAN – The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art plans to restore two bronze statues by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti. Acid rain has caused damage to “Walking Man 1” and “Standing Woman 1”, which are located in the courtyard of the museum, TMCA director Ali-Mohammad Zare’ told the Persian service of IRNA on Tuesday The statues […]

The Hamedan Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum located in the Bu Al Sina University in Hamedan, west of Iran. Hamadan Museum of Natural History is a rare collection of samples from a variety of animal species, natural vegetation and climate of the country and around the globe. Thousands of live specimens, […]

TEHRAN – “Our Sunhi”, a 2013 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo will be screened at the cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday. The film will go on screen in the original language with Persian subtitles. “Our Sunhi” is about a film student who needs a letter […]

TEHRAN – Over 70 cultural exhibits and 30 craft workshops are underway at museums that are affiliated with the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. Amongst the hosts are the National Museum of Iran, Sadabad Cultural-Historical Complex, and Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex, CHTN reported on Tuesday. The scheme that also includes a variety of special meetings […]

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 — The cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) will be screening two films by French filmmaker Claire Denis this week. “35 Shots of Rum”, a 2008 film that portrays the relationship between a middle-aged widower and a lovely, devoted daughter, will be screened on Sunday, TMCA announced in a press release […]

TEHRAN – American screenwriter and director Kelly Reichardt’s 2012 Western-drama “Meek’s Cutoff” will go on screen at the Cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow. The film is about six people and their guide Meek, who are lost in a desert in the U.S. during the 1840s. The screening will […]

TEHRAN – The celebrated Iranian calligrapher Ali Shirazi will put a collection of his works on Ashura on display in an exhibition at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum in Tehran. Ashura is the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram, upon which Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions were martyred. The exhibit […]

TEHRAN – Prominent Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s 1950 drama “The Munekata Sisters” will go on screen at the cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art at 5 p.m. on Sunday. The film is about Setsuko, who is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit, but she is […]

TEHRAN – The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) is scheduled to organize an exhibition of sculptures by British sculptor Tony Cragg in late October. About 80 sculptures from Cragg’s collections will be showcased during the exhibition, which will run for three months, TMCA director Ali-Mohammad Zare’ told the Persian service of MNA on Monday. […]