Iranian Architects

A window to Iranian Architects’ Works and Iranian Contemporary Architecture’s Events

Encyclopaedia Iranica

An international, collaborative project, based at Columbia University in New York. It is a research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization. The academic reference work will eventually cover all aspects of Iranian history and culture as well as all Iranian languages and literatures, facilitating the whole range of Iranian studies research

Iran Chamber Society

An online source of information on all aspects of Iranian history, art and culture.

Farhang Foundation

Farhang Foundation (Iranian American Heritage Foundation of Southern California) is a non-religious, non-political, and not-for-profit foundation established in 2008 in Los Angeles to celebrate and to promote the study and research of Iranian art and culture for the benefit of the community at large.

Iran Heritage Foundation

Aiming to promote and preserve the history, languages and cultures of Iran and the Persian world. It initiates a wide range of activities intended to facilitate the study of Iran’s history and culture, both among academics and the wider community

Culture of Iran

A timelines of Iranian Art & History. The site provides information on history, symbolism, evolution and present practices of major Iranian rites, ceremonies festivals and codes of behavior etc.

Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute

Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute, registered as a private non-profit foundation in the United States, sponsors activities and programs with a primary focus of preservation, transmission, and instruction of Persian culture.

Tavoos

An art magazine covering art activities of Iranian artists inside and outside the country (bilingual site)

Neshan

A professional and educational magazine for graphic designers

Art Tomorrow

Art Tomorrow magazine aims to focus on contemporary Iranian and Middle East art by providing a forum for scholarship and visual exploration in the visual arts.

Simorq Orchestra

The “Simorq” project is an ambitious initiative designed to acquaint the public with Iran’s historical culture and to transcend cultural and ethnic boundaries. The main aim of the project is to use musical narration to portray Ferdowsi’s epic stories.

Iran’s House of Art

Affiliated with the University of Minnesota aiming to promote a better understanding of Iran and its people

PASFARDA Arts and Cultural Exchange

Supporting various forms of Iranian art in the U.S. and American art in Iran by focusing on contemporary and emerging artists, and by organizing cultural events.

Pendar

An art and culture magazine in the UK

Shahnameh Project

A University of Cambridge project to produce an electronic corpus of paintings in Shahnama collection of manuscripts.

British Institute of Persian Studies

An academic body founded in 1961, associated with and financially supported by the British Academy to promote scholarship and research in all aspects of Iranian Studies

Caroun

A site for Iranian artists and art and culture news

Pars Times

Links to Iranian Art and Entertainment sites