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Tehran Hosting Teer Art Fair 2019

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The Teer Art Fair is a cultural event during which galleries from across Iran come together to showcase their art pieces in a single time and place.
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Finding Real Heroes in Old War Photos

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What Saeed Sadeqi shot thousands of times during the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in the 1980s were not bullets, but photographs. Three decades on, he now has a specific goal: to find as many war heroes in his old photos as possible.
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Tehran Hosting 3rd Exhibition of ‘Press Photo of Year’

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The 3rd edition of “Press Photo of the Year” exhibition has opened in Tehran, putting on display 169 photographs selected from among 4,000 photos submitted in five sections.
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Gigantic Works Displayed at Ice Sculpture Festival

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A couple of days ahead of the arrival of summer, the Tochal ski resort in north of Tehran hosted the second edition of Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival of Tochal.
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Iranian Girl Proves Disability Is Not Obstacle to Success

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Spinal muscular atrophy or SMA is a rare neuromuscular disorder that often leads to early death. The disorder is caused by a genetic defect. However, there are people who are suffering from the disease but try to live a normal life.
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Iranian Artworks Warmly Received at French Biennial of Fine Craft

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Works by 10 Iranian artists have received a warm welcome at the Fine Craft Biennial Exhibition recently held in Paris.
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Iran’s Pavilion among Most Attractive Ones in Venice Biennial Arte

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Iran’s pavilion has been chosen as one of the most attractive pavilions set up at the 59th edition of Venice Biennial Arte 2019 in Italy.
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Nishapur Artists Pay Tribute to Omar Khayyam

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A group of artists from Nishapur, the birthplace of Ommar Khayyam, have commemorated the great Persian poet and polymath.
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Iranian Artist Uses Nomadic Life to Create Unique Sculptures

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An Iranian artist has put on show the life of the country’s nomadic people through the centuries in the form of sculptures inspired by nature and nomadic lifestyle.
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Iran’s Pavilion Opens in Venice Biennial Arte 2019

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Iran has officially opened it pavilion titled “Being and Singing” at Venice Biennale Arte 2019 near St. Mark's Square, featuring artworks by three Iranian artists.
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Paris Hosting ‘Iran Photo (Inside & Outside)’ Exhibition

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The French capital of Paris is hosting the second edition of an Iranian photography exhibition called Iran Photo (inside & outside) which offers a nuanced view of Iran, one that reveals the complex changes that the country has experienced over the last four decades.
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Young Offenders Stage Play in Support of ‘Iranian Oliver Twists’

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A group of Iranian teenagers from the Juvenile Detention Centre in Tehran have staged a play named Oliver Twist based on the famous classic of the same name by British writer Charles Dickens, as part of a campaign to “support Iranian Oliver Twists.”
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World Wood Day Event Praises Iranian Artist’s Work

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The World Wood Day event recently held in Austria rewarded a magnificent work of art by Alireza Bavandpour, a prominent wood artist from Kermanshah in Western Iran.
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Monir Farmanfarmaian, Prominent Master of Folk Art, Dies

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Famous Iranian artist and traditional folk art collector Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian has died at the age of 97.
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Salt Statues on Display in Art Festival East of Iran

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Artists from 12 Iranian provinces have put on show their salt statues in a national festival held in a marsh in South Khorasan, eastern Iran.
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Italian Artist’s Works on Show in Tehran

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An exhibition of the works by Italian artist Giuseppe Salvatore Barilaro titled "The Identity of the Shapes" is underway at Tehran’s Sareban Gallery.
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Khoos Doozi; A Beautiful Pricey Handicraft (+Video)

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Khoos Doozi is a traditional Iranian needlework which uses narrow plastic strips in various colours for sewing on different clothing.
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Persian Architecture in Photos: Tiling of Golestan Palace

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Golestan Palace is a magnificent structure in Tehran whose construction dates back to the Safavid era, about 440 years ago, but has been renovated for several times in the following centuries.
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City of Zanjan; Birthplace of Filigree Art

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The city of Zanjan in north-western Iran has been registered as the national city and birthplace of filigree art, which dates back to several thousand years ago.
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Verni-Weaving; Nomadic Art Indigenous to Iran’s Ahar

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Verni is a flat tapestry which is woven by nomads in the Iranian city of Ahar, and is similar to Kilim and rug when it comes to its texture, raw materials, patterns and so on.
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Oldsters Thrilled to See Their Portraits Painted on Village’s Walls

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An Iranian artist in the north of the country has started to turn the frontage of village houses into beautiful portraits of old men and women.
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Iran to Attend Prague Performance Design Quadrennial

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Iran is, for the first time, going to participate in a major international theatre design event held in the Czech Republic.
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Pre-Nowruz Festival of Coloured Eggs Underway in Tehran

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A festival of coloured eggs is underway in the Iranian capital of Tehran as part of Baharestan 98 event which is held on the eve of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, with the participation of 450 artists at 10 sites.
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Tehran Hosts ‘Euphoric Garden’ Art Exhibition

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The Iranian capital Tehran recently hosted an exhibition of paintings by Elham Nafisifar called “Euphoric Garden”.
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City Art Rejuvenates Tehran in Lead-up to Persian New Year

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An annual arts event has opened in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to welcome the Persian New Year Nowruz, which is just days away.
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