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Are you looking for that specific Persianate item to take back home with you and don’t know where to buy souvenirs in Tehran? Tehran Grand Bazaar No article about trinkets could be written without mentioning the Tehran Grand Bazaar…

A lion couple kept in captivity at Tehran Zoological Garden for the reproduction of the endangered species have finally met each other, a veterinarian at Tehran Zoo in Eram said to the Tehran Times this week. A male Persian lion, born six…

Iranian Artists Forum Gallery is hosting a painting exhibition by veteran playwright Esmaeel Khalaj until 20 August. Esmaeel Khalaj is an Iranian playwright and film and television writer, director and actor. He was born in Astara in the…

According to the Iranian calendar, the next public holiday Eid e-Ghorban (feast of the sacrifice) will be on Monday, August 12. Eid e-Ghorban (Eid al-Adha in Arabic speaking countries), falls on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the final…

If you haven’t heard already, Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) or as it is now often referred to as Imam Khomeini Airport City (IKAC) has a new terminal (Salam Terminal) at the far side of the complex. Six airlines will…

An exhibition displaying a large collection of photos of Persian inscriptions decorating historical monuments and ancient sites in the Caucasus opened Monday at the Lorzadeh Gallery of the Iranian Academy of Arts in Tehran, Mehr News…

'Show of Hands' music festival returns to the Iranian capital for 3rd year.

Tehran’s long-established Homa Gallery is hosting an exhibition of native Yazdi Shadi Ejbari. Called Manifestation of monsters, the solo artists' exhibition hopes to enter the mind of the viewer through the natural form with unease with…

The Tehran Symphony Orchestra will give a concert under the baton of guest conductor Nicolas Krauze from France at Vahdat Hall on August 21 and 22, the conductor has announced on his website. The Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s opera…

Cama Gallery in Tehran is showcasing the latest sculpture exhibition by Iranian artist Mohammad Moghaddasi. The exhibition specialises in the form of art known as "Tiny Sculptures" which portrays the human form in a small perspective…