Order of Culture and Art

Order of Culture and Art
First Order Medal of Culture and Art
TypeNational order
EstablishedBy Council of Iran Ministers on November 21, 1990 and modified on June 27, 2007
CountryIslamic Republic of Iran
Ribbon
Awarded byPresident of Iran
Grades
  • First Order
  • Second Order
  • Third Order


Order of Culture and Art (Persian: نشان فرهنگ و هنر) is an Iranian state general order established by "Council of Iran Ministers" on November 21, 1990 and modified on June 27, 2007. The order has three classes and awarded by President of Iran. According to Article 17 of the Regulations on the Awarding of Government Orders of Iran, the Order of Culture and Art is awarded to those who "facilitate theirs thinking, passions and emotions to express deep Islamic and humanitarian concepts and to spread culture" in one of the following ways:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. Disseminating rich Islamic culture and eliminating society from foreign decadent culture
  2. Expanding the theoretical and disciplinary foundations of religious education
  3. Expanding national culture and revitalizing valuable social traditions
  4. Expressing creativity and presenting exquisite works of art or literature
  5. Pay particular attention to the country's cultural, artistic or literary heritage, so as to be effective in its restoration, preservation and utilization
  6. Introducing, describing, explaining, critiquing and presenting one of the artistic or literary disciplines internationally
  7. Inventing a new style in one of the artistic or literary disciplines
  8. Promote a culture of sacrifice and martyrdom in the community
  9. Creating remarkable and valuable artworks to convey the ideals and values of the Islamic Revolution and the Sacred Defense to future generations
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  2. ^ "آیین_نامه اعطای نشان_های دولتی". پارسینه (in Persian). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "مرکز پژوهشها - آیین نامه اعطای نشانهای دولتی" (in Persian). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ "آیین‌نامه اعطای نشان‌های دولتی" (PDF) (in Persian). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "آشنایی با شرایط احراز نشان فرهنگ و هنر - همشهری آنلاین" (in Persian). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. ^ "چرا مشایی بر پیشکسوتان فرهنگ و هنر ترجیح داده شد؟!" (in Persian). Retrieved 12 February 2020.