• The 13th edition of Fajr Poetry Festival awarded its selected winners during the closing ceremony attended by Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi, officials and literary figures. The National Library was the venue for this year’s event. The winners were selected from four different categories, which are: Classic, Blank Verse, Children and Young Adults, and Song.

  • Part of the 11th edition of Fajr Visual Arts Festival, the Revolution Days Photo exhibition has officially begun its work in the capital Tehran. Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi inaugurated the exhibition on Friday.

  • The Tehran Pardis Theater hosted the Opening ceremony of the 37th edition of Fajr Film Festival. Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi and Head of Cinema Organization Hossein Entezami attended the event on Tuesday, along with a number of artists, media representatives and fans.

  • A special event was held on Saturday to pay respects to martyred artist Hossein Ghashghaei. Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi, Ghashghaei’s family and friends, as well as artists and fans attended the special event at the Tehran City Theater. The program was organized by the Institute for Development of Contemporary Art.

  • A special event was held on Saturday to pay respects to martyred artist Hossein Ghashghaei. Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi, Ghashghaei’s family and friends, as well as artists and fans attended the special event at the Tehran City Theater. The program was organized by the Institute for Development of Contemporary Art.

  • TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – The Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Seyyed Abbas Salehi, and the president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe, have met in Tehran.

  • In a bid to promote reading and boost business, Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi, his deputy Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini and a host of other cultural officials paid a visit to a number of bookshops in Tehran. This was the fifth time in a row that the cultural officials toured the capital’s bookshops to promote reading.

  • TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – The plan to loan a collection of Western art from the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) for a show at Berlin’s National Gallery was discussed once again in a meeting held on Sunday between German Ambassador Michael Klor-Berchtold and Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi, the culture ministry announced.

  • A special ceremony was held at the Vahdat Hall to honor the Tehran Symphony Orchestra and its members during the Sacred Defense Era (1980-1987 Iran-Iraq War). Culture Minister Seyyed Abbas Salehi and Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini attended the event on Saturday.