The first graduation from the National School of Calligraphy
Last Sunday the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held an Open Day to celebrate the first class of graduates of the National School of Calligraphy who have undergone training under the guidance of the chief instructor of the school, Yuri Koverdyayev.
The event was covered by several TV-channels. Alexey Shaburov, Director of the museum; Yuri Koverdyayev, Chief Instructor of the school, and Denis Tsukanov, museum’s Spokesman were interviewed.
To begin the ceremony Alexey Shaburov thanked the Embassy of Qatar for the Holy Quran they had presented to the Museum, and continued the ceremony with a presentation of the National School of Calligraphy. Not all the students have reached the end of training: only 76 students graduated of 9 groups. Guests of the museum were shown the video lessons. All graduates have expressed a lot of warm words to the management of the National School of Calligraphy and specially mentioned the learning methods. They all stated they would like to continue training on the next course. Alexey Shaburov talked about levels of education and the challenges that are put before the students at each of the courses. At the end of the presentation psychiatrist Lyudmila Kulanina told the audience that calligraphy has beneficial effects on human health, and cited good examples of why you need to practice writing as often as possible.
Mr. Yaser Awad Al-Abdullah, First Secretary of Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Russian Federation giving the Holy Quran to the museum
Presentation of the National School of Calligraphy
On this day, everyone could watch the skills of Yuri Koverdyayev, the school’s Curator, who held a series of master classes. Over 100 people enrolled on the next course just within an hour. The groups are still being formed.
For several hours Yuri Koverdyayev was demonstrating his skills to the students to-be
As usual – lots of positive emotions!
Those willing to enter the school were abundant. Catch up with the groups remaining!
We are waiting for you!
