cultural diplomacy

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  • Tourism and handicrafts sectors, tools of cultural diplomacy, says advisor to minister 2026-02-13 17:25

    Tourism and handicrafts sectors, tools of cultural diplomacy, says advisor to minister

    TEHRAN -- Looking at tourism and handicrafts is not merely economic, but rather it is considered as a tool of public and cultural diplomacy to strengthen the connection between nations and influence the relations between the governments, emphasized Atefeh Marvi, advisor to Minister of Cultural Heritage for women and family affairs.

  • Tourism minister says Yalda can serve as platform for regional dialogue 2025-12-19 17:25

    Tourism minister says Yalda can serve as platform for regional dialogue

    TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, has said that the ancient festivity of Yalda should be viewed as a shared cultural framework for dialogue, cohesion and civilizational convergence across the region.

  • Kim Junpyo 2025/12/02

    Cultural diplomacy and the ambassador who crafts narratives

    TEHRAN- The South Korean ambassador to Iran appeared in Isfahan wearing a tie adorned with Persian verses in Nasta'liq script. His cultural diplomacy as an ambassador can be evaluated as highly expressive, instructive, and impactful. Kim Junpyo has consciously, through his cultural actions, fostered a sense of intimacy and cultural closeness between the two countries and demonstrated how important cultural diplomacy can be—even through cultural signs and symbols. The question now is: to what extent does Iran utilize this capacity and soft power of its own?

  • Kashan 2025-11-01 14:29

    Kashan joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network

    TEHRAN – The ancient city of Kashan in central Iran has been admitted to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, recognized for its vernacular architecture and cultural heritage.

  • Jebrael Nokandeh, Director of the National Museum of Iran 2025-10-22 19:17

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Iran-China relations through ages: an interview with National Museum director

    In an exclusive interview with the director of the National Museum of Iran, we explore the remarkable “Silk Legacy” exhibition currently underway in Tehran. The show offers an unprecedented look at the deep and enduring cultural ties between Iran and China, tracing a connection that stretches back over four millennia.

  • Rural heritage, global meaning: Iran’s villages as beacons of cultural sustainability 2025-10-18 09:12

    By Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri, Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism

    Rural heritage, global meaning: Iran’s villages as beacons of cultural sustainability

    Today, as the UN Tourism Organization inscribed the three Iranian villages of Shafi’ Abad in Kerman, Kandolus in Mazandaran, and Sohaili on Qeshm Island among the Best Tourism Villages of the World 2025, a new chapter opened in the cultural diplomacy of our nation — a chapter in which rural life itself becomes a message to the world.