All News about Iranian Culture – A land of ancient traditions, famous for its art and poetry, Iran’s modern life is packed with cultural events of all sorts. Here you can find reports, interviews and opinion on art, music, literature, cinema, theatre, and more.
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art has announced the extension of its acclaimed exhibition “Picasso in Tehran” until June 2, due to high public interest.
British filmmakers Ken Loach and Paul Laverty – winners of two Palme d'Or awards at the Cannes Film Festival – have expressed strong support for Put your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, a documentary by Iranian director Sepideh Farsi, which premiered in the ACID section at Cannes.
A group calligraphy exhibition titled Khoshnegaran was inaugurated on Thursday, at the Avicenna Cultural Center’s gallery in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Iranians across the country commemorate Ferdowsi Day on Thursday, honoring the legendary Persian poet Abolqasem Ferdowsi, the author of the Shahnameh – Iran’s national epic and a cornerstone of Persian literature.
Mona Mehrjui, daughter of slain Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar, has announced that her family does not seek the death penalty for the perpetrators of the couple’s murder.
The secretary of the 14th International "100 Film Festival", which concluded on Friday in the Iranian capital Tehran, announced that 22 cinematic works from inside the Gaza Strip were submitted to this edition of the festival.
During the opening ceremony of the 36th Tehran International Book Fair on Wednesday, Iraq’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ahmed Fakak, expressed astonishment at the vast size and scope of the event.
Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian captivated attendees at an Iran-Azerbaijan business forum in Baku on Monday by reciting an Azeri-language poem by renowned Iranian poet Shahriar.
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi intends to address a sensitive subject that has inspired many of his peers over the past decade: the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.
The "Koocheh" music festival in the southern Iranian city of Bushehr has been canceled following a deadly explosion at Shahid Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas that killed dozens and injured hundreds.
The Iranian Judiciary’s Media Center announced that the controversial airing of a divisive segment on the “Simaye Khanevadeh” program broadcast by Channel One of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has resulted in the arrest of four individuals directly involved in the production and airing of the episode.
Iranian director Saeed Roustaee’s latest film, Woman and Child, has been officially selected for the Main Competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
Iran marked National Saadi Day on Monday, commemorating the 13th-century Iranian poet whose works continue to shape Persian culture and global humanist thought.
Iran’s Minister of Culture, Seyed Abbas Salehi, has issued a stark warning about the erosion of domestic media’s credibility, calling it a direct threat to national security.
The body of Arash Kordsali, the acclaimed documentary filmmaker from the southern Iranian province of Khuzestan was laid to rest in the provincial capital city, Ahvaz.
The centuries-old Persian art of Qalamzani, or metal engraving, has earned international acclaim, with Isfahan's traditional craft receiving UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage designation in October last year.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran has launched a major exhibition titled Picasso in Tehran, showcasing 66 works from the Spanish master Pablo Picasso.
