Azadi Tower hosts calligraphy exhibition ‘Script of the Homeland’

Tehran’s Azadi Tower has been playing host to a calligraphy exhibition titled ‘Script of the Homeland’.

The calligraphy exhibition, featuring the latest works of prominent master Kaveh Teimouri, was officially inaugurated on Tuesday at the Azadi Tower cultural complex in Tehran.

A number of distinguished figures, including Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Mehdi Shafiei, Government Spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani, and the CEO of the Roudaki Foundation Mohammad Allahyari attended the opening ceremony.

The exhibition is centered on the theme of “Iran”, offering a combination of classical Persian literature with contemporary national identity.

In addition to the Teimouri's scripts, the event features artistic portraits of the martyred students of the Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, bridging the gap between traditional art and recent national tragedies.

Featuring child and adult actors accompanied by live music on the sidelines of the exhibition, daily live performances about the heartbreaking assault on the Minab tragedy culminate in an interactive segment where attendees write a 'Final Essay' on a blackboard, honoring the martyred children.

The second hall of the exhibition showcases a collection of verses by Persian poets spanning a millennium, all celebrating love for the motherland.

Teimouri, who spent countless nights crafting the pieces, also included several spiritual works centered on the Islamic names of God.

On February 28, the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, became the site of a devastating massacre as the US and Israel initiated their strikes against Iran.

While dozens of girls and boys aged between 7 and 12 were beginning their lessons, the school was targeted by a missile strike that caused the building to collapse, trapping children and teachers beneath the rubble. Iranian authorities confirmed a final death toll of 168 people, with at least 95 others wounded, marking one of the most harrowing incidents of the conflict's opening day.