The Charter of Kashaneh
An introduction to Kashaneh as an independent cultural institution.
Kashaneh
Imperial Association of Writers and Artists
Rediscovering and advancing Iran's cultural and civilizational heritage.
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The Charter of Kashaneh
An introduction to Kashaneh as an independent cultural institution.
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Foundations of Iranian Cultural Memory
A research note on language, continuity, and civilizational heritage.
A Conversation on Culture and Freedom
A recorded conversation with writers, artists, and researchers.
Rediscovering Iranian Civilizational Memory
An opening lecture on history, language, cultural continuity, and the work of Kashaneh.
Persian Letters and Visual Memory
A small exhibition and reading program around language, calligraphy, literature, and image.
Writers, Artists, Researchers: A Kashaneh Roundtable
A roundtable for people who want to contribute to publications, research, events, and cultural projects.
People
A directory built with care.
Kashaneh brings together writers, artists, musicians, researchers, and cultural practitioners around a shared cultural inheritance.
Contributor profiles will be published as participants choose to make their work and biographies public.
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A continuing editorial and research initiative on language, history, and the transmission of Iranian cultural memory.
Emerging Creators
A planned learning and mentorship program for writers, artists, musicians, and cultural practitioners.
Heritage in Public
An ongoing initiative that brings cultural heritage into public conversation through research, publication, and gatherings.
Culture & Heritage
Subjects that carry a living inheritance.
Core Values
Standards for cultural work.
راستی
Truth
Work rooted in intellectual honesty, careful memory, and fidelity to evidence.
خرد
Wisdom
A commitment to inquiry, judgment, learning, and civilizational depth.
مهر
Compassion
A humane cultural practice that honors dignity, generosity, and care.
داد
Justice
Respect for creators, communities, cultural inheritance, and moral responsibility.
آبادانی
Prosperity
Culture as a force for renewal, flourishing, and shared abundance.
پیشرفت
Progress
The advancement of knowledge, artistic creation, and future generations.
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Help make a durable home for cultural life.
Membership begins with a commitment to truth, wisdom, compassion, justice, prosperity, and progress.
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