A pictorial report of Iranian art, music exhibit in Syria

On the occasion of Iran's cultural week in Syria, Iranian culture, art and music have gone on display at the Damascus Opera House in Syria.

Organized by the Iranian Embassy in Syria, Iran’s Soureh Cinema Organization, and the Syrian Ministry of Culture, the cultural week of Iran opened on September 28 at Khan Assad Pasha, a major historical site in the old city of Damascus and wrapped up on October 3, 2022.

Calligraphy, Iranian hand-woven carpets, other types of handicrafts, and local clothes were displayed in the exhibition introducing Iranian art and civilization in Syria.

Syrians and tourists have widely welcomed the exhibition, and the Syrian Minister of Culture also visited the exhibition.

Also on September 28, Iran and Syria signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the expansion of cultural cooperation.

The exhibition showed the existence of many cultural commonalities between Iran and Syria, according to Lubanah Mshaweh, Minister of Culture of Syria.

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