A hand-colored volume of 13th-century Persian poetry, a rare photographic record of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and a family photo album from the Qajar dynasty (1789–1925) form a deeply personal and ...

Installation view of The Rose Empire: Masterpieces of 19th Century Persian Art at the Louvre-Lens (photo by Laurent Lamacz, courtesy Louvre-Lens) Binding decorated with flowers and birds, Iran (ca ...

Kings and noblemen of Iran’s Qajar dynasty (1779–1925) commissioned self-portraits to convey their power and splendor. Such imagery proliferated as monumental oil paintings, photographs or as ...

A landmark exhibition celebrates the often misunderstood art of Iran’s Qajar dynasty. It can tell us a lot about the country’s fascinating culture, writes Joobin Bekhrad. Although indelibly ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — On stage in Tehran, Iranian actors bring to life “Mehrara,” a musical set during the Qajar dynasty. The performance, directed by Daniyal Ghafari, combines dance, music and ...

After founding the Pahlavi dynasty, Emperor Reza Khan sought to reduce the influence of the Shia clergy and other religious authorities and to create a modern, centralized nation-state.

A budget of 340 billion rials ($680,000) has been allocated to the project, which was carried out by the private sector. Being fully restored, the mansion has been repurposed into a tourist complex ...

Colin has been writing about the ups and downs of the global art market for three decades. A regular contributor to a number of notable art world publications he writes The Telegraph’s monthly Art ...