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FaraIran Unveils Its 2025 Website: A New Era for Contemporary Iranian Art

May 31, 2025

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the FaraIran 2025 new version website (farairan.com)

“House of the Sun” shines at Italy’s A’ Design competition

May 3, 2025

Iranian architects Nima and Sina Keivani won a silver award for their joint design “House of the Sun” at the A’ Design Award and Competition in the Italian city of Milan, the organizers announced Saturday 15 April 2017.

Termination of the “Koocheh Festival” in Solidarity with the People of Bandar Abbas

April 29, 2025

Following the announcement of public mourning and solidarity…

Approval of the national document on Iranian-Islamic architecture & urban develo

September 4, 2021

The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution has approved a draft of the national document on the Iranian-Islamic architecture and urban development on Tuesday 26 January 2017.

Willy Muller to discuss new urban paradigms in Tehran

September 4, 2021

The Barcelona-based renowned Argentine architect Willy Muller is scheduled to deliver a lecture about urban paradigms in Tehran on 3 February 2017.

Iran Architect Receives 2016 Inspireli Award

September 4, 2021

Inspireli Awards, the premier global contest for aspiring architects and designers, has announced the winners of its sixth edition.

600-year-old Varf Chal Ritual

September 1, 2021

Every spring, people in Ab Ask, a village near the northern city of Amol, mark a 600-year-old ceremony called “Varf Chal”, which literally means “snow storing”.

Exhibition of exquisite rugs, photos and precious scripts at G

September 1, 2021

An exhibition of exquisite rugs, precious scripts and patchworks and photos remaining from the Qajar reign is opening today 23 May 2017 at Golestan Palace Complex in Tehran.

Tehran exhibit features rarely-seen historical relics

September 1, 2021

The National Museum of Iran has put on show a rarely-seen collection of its treasure trove in a month-long exhibit that opened to the public on Wednesday 18 May 2017.

Kalpourgan pottery with 7000 years history

September 1, 2021

Kalpourgan pottery production dates back to 7,000 years and has been handed over through generations from mothers to daughters.

Sohrwardi & JondiShapour University awaiting registration on UNESCO list

September 1, 2021

Iran has submitted two new cases to UNESCO for registration on the World Heritage lists this year, said the head of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO.

Tandorostoon celebration in Kerman

September 1, 2021

Tandorostoon is the name of a celebration, which is traditionally held by people in Kerman, southeast of Iran, 40 days after the beginning of the Iranian New Year, Noruz, on 30 April 2017.

Soltaniyeh Dome: The World’s Largest Brick Dome

September 1, 2021

A UNESCO World Heritage site, the 14th-century Soltaniyeh Dome, also known as Mausoleum of Oljaytu is highly recognized as an architectural masterpiece particularly due to its innovative double-shelled dome and elaborate interior decoration.

Iran’s Qeshm Island becomes UNESCO Global Geopark

September 1, 2021

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has registered Iran’s southern Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf on its Global Geoparks list.

Abyaneh Village: An anthropological museum

September 1, 2021

Abyaneh is a beautiful historic village at the foot of Karkas Mountain and at a distance of 70km to the southeast of Iran's central city of Kashan and 40km to Natanz in E(I)sfahan Province.

Comparative Chronology Table of Iran & the World

September 1, 2021

A comparative chronology table of Iran and the world will be unveiled during an academic conference which will be held at the Milad Tower in Tehran on 1 May 2017.

Parthian citadel Narin to be turned into museum

September 1, 2021

Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization is set to turn Narin citadel into a site museum, after a restoration project is fully implemented, CHTN reported on 27 April 2017.

Discovery of Human Settlement in Fars Province dating back to 35,000 years ago

September 1, 2021

The oldest works identified in archeological explorations in the Rustaq district of Neyriz, Fars Province, puts the presence of human beings in that area at least 35 thousand years ago.

Louvre museum to hold exhibition in Tehran

September 1, 2021

Iran’s Director of Museums and Historical Properties Office said that for the first time an exhibition of some items from Louvre Museum will be held in Tehran.

Pottery kiln discovered in western Iran

September 1, 2021

Valuable findings, including remains of a pottery kiln dating back to the Seljuk and Ilkhanid eras were identified in Famenin, Hamedan province.

Cultural remains of Iron Age era discovered in W. Azarbaijan

September 1, 2021

Cultural remains of the Iron Age era as well as a number of burials belonging to a cemetery in the Islamic era were discovered in Tappeh Silveh 2 in West Azarbaijan.

National Museum of Iran dedicates exhibit to ancient Tehran

September 1, 2021

An exhibition of historical relics and archaeological treasures of Tehran Province opened its doors to the public at the National Museum of Iran on Saturday 16 April 2017.

In the Memory of Tehran’s Sepahsalar Mosque and School

September 1, 2021

On the occasion of the anniversary of the construction day of Tehran’s Sepahsalar Mosque and School, Seyed Alireza Qahari, the head of the Society of celebrated figures of Iranian Architecture has written a note accompanying a photo of this complex.

Samen Underground City suggests clues to life in ancient Mithraic Iran

September 1, 2021

Situated in the southwestern city of Malaya, the history of Samen underground city, accidentally discovered in 2005, goes back to pre-Parthian Empire, when Mithraism was widespread in Ancient Iran.