The Wonders of Isfahan and Iran’s Heritage: Interview with Dr. Sussan Babaie
By Tara Biglari
Islamic art, architecture and manifestations of power are themes that Dr. Sussan Babaie has spent a lifetime exploring. Author of numerous books and articles over the past few decades, Dr. Babaie is...
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Recognizes Two Iranian Architecture Practices
By Nazanine Nouri
Two Iranian architecture practices are among the seven winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), which was announced on September 2. They are ZAV Architects/ Mohamadreza Ghodousi, who won the...
Tehran’s Chronic Mismanagement and Illegal Land Grabs Drive UNESCO Forests Toward Collapse
DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran has sought help to fight a devastating fire in UNESCO-listed forests in its north, with neighbouring Turkey sending firefighting planes, Iran's top environmental official said on Saturday.
The fire threatens the Hyrcanian forests,...
Devastated by 2003 Earthquake, Ancient City of Bam Still Awaits Reconstruction
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
In the early hours of Dec. 26, 2003, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake levelled the ancient Iranian city of Bam in a matter of seconds. Bam, which traces its origins back to the...
Persian ‘Supper Club’ Pops Up in London, With Chelo Kabob on the Menu
By Tara Biglari
Canadian-born Leila Mozun is a marketing guru by day and a chef by night. Late last month, on the Sunday after Norouz (the Persian New Year), she debuted her ‘Caspian Kitchen Supper...
Ownership Disputes Over Royal Palaces
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Legal disputes over the rightful ownership of Sa’dabad Royal Complex continue between the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) and Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan (Foundation of the Oppressed and Disabled...
First Exhibition of Persian Decorative Art Opens in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s first and most comprehensive exhibition of Persian decorative arts has just opened at the Liang Yi Museum, coinciding with the start of the Persian New Year.
“The Blue Road: Mastercrafts from Persia” showcases...
Star Architect Farshid Moussavi Co-Curates Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Teaches at Harvard
Iranian-born Farshid Moussavi is one of the very few women at the top of the architectural profession. A professor of architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, she currently has an exhibition...
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,...
Iranian Officials Recover Missing Equestrian Artefacts from Museum Collection
Authorities in Tehran have recovered several valuable artifacts that had gone missing when a historic equestrian collection was moved from the Ghasre Firouzeh Museum to its new home at the Sports, Olympic and Paralympic...
