Iran Culture Week Begins In Austria

Vienna, March 5, IRNA – Islamic Republic of Iran Culture Week began on Monday in Austrian capital city, Vienna and other major cities if Austria. Iran Culture Week is being held in collaboration among the Österreichische Orient-Gesellschaft Hammer-Purgstall, Cultural Deputy of the Culture and Islamic Communications Organization (CICO) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Cultural Attaché in Vienna. The first program in the framework of the Iran Culture Week was held in Austriaˈs Innsbruck City, the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol (Tirol) in western Austria. Holding calligraphy-painting exhibition, photographs of Iranˈs tourism attractions and beautiful natural scenes and performing traditional Iranian music by Keyvan Musical Troupe were among the programs on the first day of the Iran Culture Week. Today, on Tuesday, March 5th, too, a top Iranian chef, Hossein Najmi, who has several licences from reputable Iranian and international cooking organizations, would hold an Iranian food workshop in Vienna. At this workshop some 60 Austrians interested in Iranian cooking would be trained how to cook a number of Iranian dishes, appetizers and deserts. Tomorrow, too, there would be an exhibition and workshop of contemporary Iranian calligraphy and calligraphy-painting works, in the presence of Master Hassan Jahani-Vakil in Vienna. On the third day of the Iran Culture Week, on Wednesday, March 6th, an exhibition of Iranian calligraphy-paintings and miniatures, and performance of traditional Iranian music conducted by Master Keyvan Saket, would be held in Austriaˈs Gratz city, which is the second-largest city in Austria after Vienna the capital city, one and only capital of culinary delights. The city is famous for gourmets, pleasure seekers and nightlife buffs. On the fourth day, Thursday March 7th, a miniature exhibition and training workshop, led by Master Amir Tahmasbizadeh would be held in Vienna. On Friday, March 8th, the fifth day of the Iran Culture Week the closing ceremony of it in Austria, exhibitions of Iranian handicrafts, calligraphy, miniature, and also a book exhibition would be held at the Diplomatic Hall of Vienna, that would end with the performance of a piece of Iranian traditional music, conducted by Master Keyvan Saket. Master Saket would at this ceremony play the Tar, performing pieces titled Hamoun, The Motherland Soil, Spring, O Hajj Pilgrims, Rain, Orange Garden, Reminder of Pine Treeˈs Shed Blood, Sparrowˈs Flight, Secret of the Sea Shore, The Leaf and the Wind, and some other pieces./end