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Int’l Sculpture Symposium Opens in Milad Tower

The 8th edition of Tehran International Sculpture Symposium opened on Friday, at the iconic Milad Tower. A total of 29 sculptors, including 14 foreign participants from 13 countries, started working on blocks of travertine, a form a limestone, provided as the main material for their creations. Seyed Mojtaba Mousavi, cultural deputy at the Te ...

Iran Bags 3 Awards at Dhaka Film Festival

Iranian artists won the Best Movie, Best Actor, and Best Director awards at the Asian Film Competition section of the 15th Dhaka international film fe ...

Painting depicting martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) unveiled at Tehran museum

“The Sky Fell Down”, a large painting featuring the last moments of the life of Imam Hussein (AS) created by the young artist Hassan Ruholamin, was un ...

Auction House Sells Carpets for $8.7m

A total of 21 Persian hand-woven carpets were sold out of the 33 presented at the auction with the highest bid of $4.3 million going to 'Iranian Parad ...

Iranian Cultural Offices Celebrate Persian New Year

Iranian cultural offices in different cities around the world celebrated the ancient festivities of Nowruz. According to the public relations offic ...

NOWRUZ. In the Islamic Period

Nowruz survived while less significant festivals were eclipsed by their Islamic rivals and gradually became abandoned by indifferent Mongol and Turkis ...