Iran’s Tabriz Grand Bazaar, UNESCO Heritage Site, Damaged by Fire
May 9, 2019 - On May 8, a massive fire severely damaged 150 shops in the historic Grand Bazaar of Tabriz, capital of the northwestern province of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)...
Venice Festival May Screen Jafar Panahi’s Documentary on Iran Flood Victims
A documentary film by the award-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi and the veteran actress Pouri Banayi on the plight of people in the southern flood-stricken provinces of Khuzestan and Lorestan could be screened at...
Venice Turns Persian (Almost) With Multiple Shows of Iranian Art
By Tim Cornwell
Steps away from the glistening Grand Canal is a corner of Venice that has turned Iranian this summer.
In the 17th-century palace that is the city’s music school, where grand courtyards with Roman...
Sotheby’s Senior Director Roxane Zand Co-Authors Book on Geometry and Art in Mideast
By Cyrus Naji
The British Museum in London recently hosted the launch of “Geometry and Art in the Modern Middle East,” an exploration of the role of geometry in contemporary Middle Eastern art. The book...
Venice to Host Major Exhibition of Iranian Art, Curated by Ziba Ardalan
The Venice Art Biennale -- the world's largest and most important exhibition -- is hosting a prestigious show of Iranian contemporary art this year. Titled "The Spark Is You: Parasol Unit in Venice," it...
Bonhams to Auction Monumental Fath-Ali Shah Portrait Estimated at $650,000
A monumental portrait of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, who reigned in Persia from 1797 to 1834 and was the second ruler of the Qajar dynasty, will star in Bonhams’ upcoming sale, “Islamic and Indian Art...
‘Goddess of Cooking’ Najmieh Batmanglij Launches Her Latest Book
By Tara Biglari
Two years of planning and five years of travels: that’s the effort that went into Najmieh Batmanglij’s latest cookbook. Titled “Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets,” the 728-page hardback offers...
Ancient Iranian Heritage Sites Suffer Flood Damage
Flash floods have inflicted $60 million worth of damages to ancient historic sites in 19 provinces since March, according to Vali Teymouri, the deputy director for tourism at the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and...
Santa Monica Reunion Draws Alumni of Iranzamin, Community School
By Fred Parvaneh
On the first weekend in April, alumni of two major international schools in pre-revolutionary Tehran -- Iranzamin Tehran International School and Community School -- gathered at the Lowes Hotel in Santa Monica,...
Precious Qajar Treasures Go on Show in Zurich Museum
When a Swiss merchant from St. Gallen by the name of Emil Alpiger returned to Zurich in 1896 after more than 20 years in Persia, his luggage included a wooden trunk full of Persian...
