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In a 5A-rated tourist attraction — Xiandu Scenic Area —in Jinyun county in Lishui, Zhenjiang hides a museum presenting a thousand-year history of natural calligraphy.

Бог наш един. Ехали мы в Москву до Вытегры по разбитой, ухабистой дороге, залитой дождями, так что получилось 60 км за 3 часа. 

Every year, on May 18, the world celebrates International Museum Day. The Volgograd Museum of Weights and Measures also takes part in the celebration. Traditionally, the museum hosted the joint celebration of Museum Day and World Metrology Day, which was observed on May 20.

Volgograd Historical and Technical Museum of Weights and Measures was founded in 2009 as part of Volgograd Factory of Weighing Equipment, LLC. 

On May 25, a new museum was opened in the Likhudovsky Building of the Novgorod Museum-Reserve to celebrate the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture — the Museum of Writing.

The mobile museum of memory "The Immortal Regiment of Valaam", a member of the Association of Private Museums of Russia, brought its exhibition "The Immortal Regiment of Valaam" to the Shemanovsky regional museum and exhibition complex in Salekhard.

The “MU MU” garbage art museum is a professional appeal to nature, ecology and the creativity of the “BURO” Moscow art group.

Towards the end of April, my mum sent me a letter. She doesn’t write as a rule — we speak on the phone — but this time she sent something. It’s hard to explain the effect her handwriting had on me after so many months of being apart. It was as if she was there, in envelope form, on the doormat.

On April 24, a child was studying water calligraphy at Zhongshan Park in Qingdao. On that day, an elderly calligraphy enthusiast practiced calligraphy at Zhongshan Park, writing on the ground with water to cultivate his mind and body.

For the first time, the event was held online For 8 years now, the Best Calligrapher Competition for school students has been held in the Khabarovsk Krai. This year due to the outbreak of coronavirus, it was decided to hold the event online. This made it possible to increase the number of contestants.

Recently, a huge "Snowfield Manifesto" appeared on the snowfield with an area of 2.4 square kilometers on the Jiangjun Mountain in the Altay region, Xinjiang.

In John Neilson’s splendid and comprehensive account of the work of Ralph Beyer, the author recounts how in 1962 the lettering scholar Nicolete Gray’s review of Beyer’s inscriptions at Coventry Cathedral appeared in the journal Typographica.

On March 23, the first class of the Pointed Pen Calligraphy course for adults took place in the Children's Art Center. It's still not too late to enroll, make your handwriting beautiful, and acquire a skill that will let you stand out in the digital age where all skills boil down to keyboarding skills.

Amgalan Zhamsoev was exposed to the cascading lines of the Mongolian script in Buryatia as a young child, when his mother showed him a Buryat text written in the language’s original Mongolian alphabet.

Due to the fact that the Sokolniki International Exhibition Center is currently hosting a temporary hospital for patients with coronavirus infection, the International Exhibition of Calligraphy will not be held in 2021

Why is the Book of Esther the first commission for every Sofer? How long does it take to complete and how much does it cost? When and how was it first illustrated? Calligrapher Abraham Borshevsky answers all these questions in his interview with Jeps.ru

Tula History and Architecture Museum is preparing to launch a fascinating new exhibition "Russian Script: Tradition and Experiment".

A 24-year-old with a global presence and her teacher are among a few keeping the art of Arabic calligraphy alive in India

Group classes start in March. This year the school offers both online and in-person education. In-person classes will start on March 23 and April 3. The classes will be held at the Sokolniki Children's Art Center. Online classes will start on March 11 using the Zoom platform

On February 5, the Government of Japan adopted a bill on creating a registration system for intangible cultural heritage (including folklore). The bill, if passed, would help to better protect and preserve the culture of Japan.

We are pleased to announce that enrollment is now open for kids ages 7 and up for the "Penmanship" and "Beautiful Handwriting" courses at the National School of Calligraphy. The courses will begin in-person on February 6 at the Sokolniki Children's Art Center, classes will be held every Saturday until the end of May. Please register on the website or by phone: +7 (916) 205-09-78

The Central Library of Pskov is happy to announce a calligraphy workshop by Tatiana Beskhlebnaya, a graduate of the Design Department of Mathematical Modeling and Applied Game Theory Institute of Pskov State University, that will take place on January 2

Every year on January 23, the world celebrates Handwriting Day. The purpose of the holiday is to remind us about the importance of penmanship practice and the uniqueness of each person's handwriting. January 23 has been designated National Handwriting Day by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA).