Founded in 2000 in Dari and Pashtu with a synopsis in English and an initial circulation of 1,200 copies, Gahnama e Hunar is published on an occasional basis subject to the availability of funding. The title has a double meaning: art history and - appropriately - something that is not carried out regularly. Financed by Rahraw Omarzad, the first edition focused uniquely on painting, sculpture, and calligraphy. Then Omarzad - who returned to Kabul at the end of 2002 - responded to the frequent requests from his readers by expanding the spectrum of the magazine to film, theatre, music and other fields. Three further issues have followed, now supported by various international institutions and organisations.