Culture

104 public libraries to remain open during Nowruz holidays amid Zionist-U.S. aggression

TEHRAN- Iran Public Libraries Foundation has announced that 104 public libraries across the country will remain operational throughout the Nowruz holidays amid the ongoing conflict and recent U.S.-Zionist strikes against Iranian soil.
Flying Turtle Award jury condemns Zionist-U.S. missile strike

TEHRAN- The jury committee of the Flying Turtle Award, Iran's distinguished children's literature prize, has issued a statement condemning the Zionist-U.S. military strikes against Iran that devastated a school in Minab, Hormozgan province, and a sports facility in Lamerd, Fars province, while urging international organizations to intervene and prevent such tragedies from recurring.
Culture minister expresses condolences for Ali Larijani’s martyrdom

TEHRAN – Following the martyrdom of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's National Security Council, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance expressed condolences in a message.

104 public libraries to remain open during Nowruz holidays amid Zionist-U.S. aggression

TEHRAN- Iran Public Libraries Foundation has announced that 104 public libraries across the country will remain operational throughout the Nowruz holidays amid the ongoing conflict and recent U.S.-Zionist strikes against Iranian soil.
Flying Turtle Award jury condemns Zionist-U.S. missile strike

TEHRAN- The jury committee of the Flying Turtle Award, Iran's distinguished children's literature prize, has issued a statement condemning the Zionist-U.S. military strikes against Iran that devastated a school in Minab, Hormozgan province, and a sports facility in Lamerd, Fars province, while urging international organizations to intervene and prevent such tragedies from recurring.
Culture minister expresses condolences for Ali Larijani’s martyrdom

TEHRAN – Following the martyrdom of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's National Security Council, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance expressed condolences in a message.
Iranian cultural-artistic communities call on global artists not to remain observers of crimes

TEHRAN – The Iranian cinema, theater, and music guilds have written an open letter calling on artists around the world to protest against the joint attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran.
Iranian painter Ali Mirfattah dedicates new work to Martyr Leader

TEHRAN- Iranian graffiti artist, painter, and journalist Seyyed Ali Mirfattah has unveiled his latest work, a portrait dedicated to Martyr Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Iranian artists renew collective pledge to new Leader in Tehran gathering

TEHRAN- The "Amin va Aman" (Trust and Security) gathering, a collective pledge ceremony of the cultural and artistic community, was held at the Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization in Tehran on Sunday to reaffirm their commitment to Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.
Hamoon Theater Hall damaged in Zionist-U.S. aggression on Tehran

TEHRAN- The Hamoon Theater Hall, located adjacent to Police Station 148 on Enqelab Street in Tehran, sustained significant damage from an explosion following Zionist-U.S. military strikes against Iran on Friday.
Beyond poetry: Shahnameh as guardian of Iranian identity

TEHRAN- Iran's national identity and culture owe their survival to Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of the Persian poet Ferdowsi, Iranian scholar has said.
Secretary of Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution praises artists’ reaction to foreign aggression

TEHRAN – The secretary of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution has commended the performance of Iranian cultural and artistic figures following the U.S.-Israeli aggression to Iran.
Iranian filmmaker critiques Western media distorted narrative on Iran

TEHRAN- Sina Zarei, an Iranian documentary producer, has released an open letter addressing the stark contrast between the lived reality in Iran and the misleading lens of Western international media. In his letter, Zarei argues that European and American outlets deliberately oversimplify and distort Iran’s internal complexities to serve geopolitical interests.