On May 16, 2019, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Alexey Shaburov and his team held a meeting with the Cultural Advisor of the Embassy of China Gong Jiajia, and the 2nd Secretary of the Embassy Wang Rui, on the Embassy premises. During the informal meeting, Shaburov gave a detailed overview on preparation to a selection of large scale events celebrating the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relationships between Russia and China:
— preparation for an exhibition project scheduled to open on May 28, 2019, in the State Duma – “Exhibition of the Great Russian and Chinese Calligraphy”;
— organization of a motocross “The Road of Friendship”, co-organized by Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre;
— preparation for the key and the most massive project that will take place between September 20 and 22, 2019 – The Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting exhibition.
The parties discussed interaction and cooperation between the team of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and the Chinese Embassy, and also agreed upon certain initiatives aimed to develop the cultural bonds between our countries.
Calligraphy is frozen poetry.