Iran stages dual art shows in Yerevan to honor peace, Armenia’s independence
Iran’s Embassy in Armenia opened a group art exhibition titled ‘Color and Narrative’ at Yerevan’s Blue Mosque on Friday, bringing together works by 86 Iranian artists to mark International Peace Day and Armenia’s Independence Day.
The showcase, organized by the cultural section of the Iranian Embassy along with Daya Cultural and Artistic Center and Avaye Nasr Iranians Institute, highlights paintings, sculptures and handcrafted dolls described as “storytellers of peace.”
The pieces explore themes of inner calm, harmony with nature and the scars of war. The exhibition will run through September 21, ILNA reported.
The opening ceremony began with the national anthems of Armenia and Iran, followed by remarks from Iranian cultural attaché Mohammad Asadi Movahed.
He thanked Armenia for its steady support of joint cultural work and underlined the “deep historical and civilizational ties” binding the two neighbors. “Such programs are a bridge for strengthening friendship between the two nations,” he said.
Asadi Movahed added that art “knows no borders” and could serve as a vehicle to promote peace and mutual understanding worldwide. He also used the occasion to condemn what he called global indifference to violence against civilians in Gaza, stressing that “nations rooted in culture and civilization are peace-seeking and aspire to calm for humanity.”
A day earlier, another Iranian exhibition titled ‘Friendship Through Art’ opened at the Artists' Union of Armenia, drawing local and foreign visitors. Together, the two shows mark the second set of joint cultural events staged by Tehran and Yerevan this year, underscoring a push to deepen people-to-people links through artistic exchange.