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  • Deputy minister says Shirvan seeking national designation for Dotar making 2025-11-19 17:44

    Deputy minister says Shirvan seeking national designation for Dotar making

    TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy minister for handicrafts said on Tuesday that authorities are working to register the northeastern city of Shirvan as the country’s national hub for Dotar making during a visit to local artisans in the city located in North Khorasan province.

  • Sang-e Chakhmaq's 8,000-year-old flute featured in museum's new video project 2025-06-10 18:01

    Sang-e Chakhmaq's 8,000-year-old flute featured in museum's new video project

    TEHRAN - The National Museum of Iran, in collaboration with the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, has begun producing a series of short videos to introduce its artifacts to the public.

  • Depiction of a cylinder seal impression, Chagamish, southwest Iran, mid-fourth millennium BC. It shows a harpist accompanied by musicians playing clappers and a drum. 2022-12-03 19:06

    How important was music in ancient Iran?

    TEHRAN - Music has long been a significant fragment of life for many ancient cultures. Playing music in celebrations and dances, in sorrows and wars and battles, can be traced through millennia-old bas-relief carvings, clay tablets, and the remnants of primitive instruments.