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Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art closes for fumigation after paper-eating bugs spotted inside artwork
Silverfish were filmed behind the glazing of a photograph by Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Iranian museum
The astonishing tale of how a US vice president’s Van Gogh work ended up in Iran
Vincent’s print—inscribed “At Eternity’s Gate” by the artist—went from Nelson Rockefeller to Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art
Hermitage plans ‘exchange of outstanding and significant exhibits’ with National Museum of Iran
Despite pandemic, Russian and Iranian museum directors met online to discuss future cultural collaborations
Experimental art space in Tehran has been recreated in Pittsburgh
Two artists began a collaborative project after one was denied a visa to enter the US under Donald Trump's travel ban
Artist accuses Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art of selling off works at a premium
Rokni Haerizadeh sold his work to the museum at a reduced rate before it was auctioned without his permission
Louvre’s director: we are active in 75 countries
Jean-Luc Martinez says the museum’s international projects have skyrocketed over the past five years
Art Basel in Hong Kong welcomes more mainland galleries
Dealers from across Asia are ramping up their presence, and around half of the projects in the Kabinett sector are by Asian artists
Against the odds, Louvre exhibition opens in Tehran in historic deal
French museum became first cultural institution to secure ties with Islamic regime after sanctions lifted in 2016
India's Devi Art Foundation debuts show exploring political unrest in Iran
More than 50 artists included are part of Anupam Poddar's collection
Discovery of fragment belonging to British Museum's Cyrus cylinder further defers loan to Iran
This development has done little to alleviate lingering tensions between Iran and Britain
British Museum will loan Cyrus Cylinder to Iran's National Museum
The British Museum pledged to send over the rare cuneiform cylinder in exchange for Iran's ample contributions to previous shows
Exhibition of Iranian antiquities to be held at the Louvre in 2013
Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation will supervise preparations
“Every society has its taboos”: Interview with Farhad Moshiri
The Middle Eastern contemporary artist discusses the state of the art market, his commercial success, and what it’s like to work in Iran
Iran's Saba Cultural Institute announces Russian Orthodox icons show
The news comes as unexpected due to suppression of religion freedom in the nation
Tehran to commission sculptures for first International Sculpture Symposium
The event will go ahead despite religious sensitivities
Niavaran Palace Museum mounts Chagall show in defiance of Iranian regime
Exhibition of Jewish artist’s work challenges official stance on Israel
How Sami-Azar, head of Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art, has been the mediator that Iranian artists yearned for
With the view that creative outlet precedes change, Sami-Azar has begun to thaw segregationist policies that bar Iranian artists from international acclaim
Iran returns war booty to Kuwait
The works were seized in 1999 in western Iran, near the Turkish border
Looted tombstone from Jiroft returned to Iran following its seizure by London police
After the tomb was discovered, Iran's Ministry of Culture were unable to prevent civilians from systematically emptying them of artefacts, which were then shipped overseas
Director of Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art on how artistic collaboration can bring Iran and the UK closer
An upcoming show of British contemporary sculpture could be the start of a productive cultural dialogue between Iran and the UK
"Modernism and Post-Modernism" conference in Teheran at the Museum of Contemporary Art the result of President Khatami's influence
The Art Newspaper speaks to the museum's director Sami Azar about how a more progressive government brought about Iran's increasing acceptance of Western ideas