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.
Mahmoud Farshchian, one of Iran’s most celebrated and influential painters, died Saturday morning at the age of 96, the Academy of Arts and his family confirmed. According to his nephew, Farshchian passed away at 8 a.m.
Iran observes 17th of Mordad in the Persian calendar, which falls on Friday August 8 this year, as National Journalist Day in tribute to journalists' role in society and to honor the memory of Mahmoud Saremi, an Iranian reporter killed in Afghanistan.
The high-profile murder case of acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadi-Far has reached a legal conclusion, with the victim’s family officially waiving their right to seek the death penalty.
The director general of the Technology Development Office at Iran’s Ministry of Communications has advised senior government and military officials should avoid using the WhatsApp messaging app. amid tensions with Israel and its supporters.
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.
