House of Poet Farrokhzad’s Father Declared a National Site
Tehran City Council has listed the paternal home of the influential Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad (1934-67) on the national register of historic sites, according to Ali Asghar Mounesean, the head of the Cultural Heritage,...
UNESCO Inscribes Iranian Game of ‘Chogan’ on Cultural Heritage List
Chogan, an ancient Iranian horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling, has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The game is commonly known around the world as...
Iranian Embassy in Washington, Closed for Decades, Becomes Beacon of Hope
By Tara Biglari
With its high wooden beams and exquisite turquoise tiling, the building on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. catches the eye. Yet few passersby are aware that it once housed the Iranian Embassy....
Tehran’s Qajar-Era Elephant House Damaged by Fire
A fire has damaged a landmark building that once housed elephants during the reign of Qajar King Nassereddin Shah (1884– 1896), ILNA (the Iranian Labor News Agency) has reported, citing Delavar Bozorgnia, the director...
U.S. Top Court Wary Over Allowing Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Monday over whether ancient Persian artifacts held in a Chicago museum can be seized to pay for a $71 million court judgment against Iran...
Historic Shiraz Houses May Be Destroyed to Expand Shah-e-Cheragh Shrine
By Kayhan Life Staff
The government of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is reportedly planning to demolish some 200 historic houses in Shiraz to expand the Shah-e-Cheragh Mosque and shrine complex. The proposed plan reportedly calls...
Major Exhibition on Ancient Iran and the Classical World Opens at Getty Museum
By Nazanine Nouri
The first major U.S. exhibition to highlight the relationship between the Classical world and Ancient Iran recently opened at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles.
The exhibition, titled “Persia: Ancient Iran and...
Yalda, Hanukkah, Christmas, Iran and Europe — in Conversation with Amir Taheri
By Nazenin Ansari
As 2019 comes to a close, Amir Taheri, Chairman of Gatestone Europe and former editor-in-chief of Kayhan, explains the significance of the ancient Persian Yalda celebration as well as Christmas, and Hanukkah...
Sotheby’s to Auction Works by Modern Iranian Masters Monir, Mohasses
Works by modern Iranian masters including Bahman Mohasses, Monir Farmanfarmaian, and Manoucher Yektai are coming up for auction at Sotheby's London on April 24.
Part of a sale of 20th-century Iranian, Arab and Turkish works,...
Official Iranian Calendar to Include Prophet Zoroaster’s Birthday, Minister Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution is reviewing a proposal to recognize and include the birthday of Prophet Zoroaster (March 26) in the country’s official calendar, Minister of Culture and Islamic...
