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“The Charm of Guqin Cither” at the “Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting” exhibition
On September 20 and 21 the unique exhibition named “The Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting” will see performances of guqin and xiao flute musicians – Qiu Tong and Anastasia Novoselova.
The program of the exhibition “Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting” has appeared on the website of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On September 20-22, a grand event will take place in Pavilion 7a of Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center - the exhibition Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting, which will introduce visitors to Chinese culture, tell about the secrets of Chinese writing, and amaze you with the sophistication of Chinese writing.
Israeli expert of sacred and creative calligraphy Avraham Borshevsky held workshop at exhibition of private Russian museums
The exhibition of private museums of Russia featured Avraham Borshevsky’s Star of David parchment, which is currently displayed as a part of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy collection.
Ambassador of Russia to China Andrey Denisov supports the Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting exhibition
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy that organizes a landmark exhibition named “The Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting,” received a greeting letter from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China, Andrey Denisov
Director of Wangiping brush museum greeted the Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting exhibition team
Dear all! I am Xu Denfeng, Director of Wangiping brush museum. Our museum has been operational for more than 270 years, being one of the significant locations of culture in China.
Chairman of the China Calligraphers Association Mr. Su Shishu made an inscription for the Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting exhibition
The Chairman of the China Calligraphers Association, Mr. Su Shishu, has made a custom inscription that bears the name of the forthcoming “Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting” exhibition, scheduled for September 20-22, 2019, in Sokolniki Museum and Educational Centre.
Delegation from the Chinese city Harbin visited Sokolniki Convention and Exhibition Centre
On the 11th of September a high-level delegation from Harbin City visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and the pavilions of the Sokolniki Convention and Exhibition Centre
Russia's Minister of Culture reviewed preparations for the Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting exhibition
On September 7, 2019, accompanied by Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky visited Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre and reviewed the preparations ahead of the “Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting” exhibition
Delegation of the Embassy of China appraised the level of preparation for the Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting exhibition
On September 5 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy was visited by the representatives of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China to Russia – Ms. Gong Jiajia, the Cultural Advisor, and Ms. Wang Rui, the 2nd Secretary of the Embassy, as well as the representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
Wang Huangsheng to Host Calligraphic Lifelines Exhibition in Hong Kong
Chinese artist Wang Huangsheng will be hosting a solo exhibition, titled “Lifelines,” at Hong Kong’s Pao Galleries starting September 3. Curated by Dr. Katie Hill, Founder and Program Director of the MA in Modern and Contemporary Asian Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, “Lifelines” represents Wang’s artistic practice over the years.
Moscow Department of Culture supports the Private Museums of Russia. Talents of Russia exhibition
The Minister of the Moscow Government, and the head of the Moscow Department of Culture, Alexander Kibovsky, voiced support to the exhibition project “The Private Museums of Russia. Talents of Russia,” which is due on the City Day in Moscow, on September 7-8, in exhibit hall 4.1 of the exhibition centre located in Sokolniki Park.
Exhibition eulogizes the ancient art of fan painting
An exhibition showcasing 160 fans illustrated with paintings and calligraphy is being staged at Wulin Pavilion of Zhejiang Museum through October 7.
A delegation from Jiaozhou city of Shandong province visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On August 30, a delegation from Chinese city Jiaozhou visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Talk on calligraphy and psychotherapy in Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On August 29 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy hosted an unusual talk that focused on calligraphy and psychotherapy
Dialogue between private and state museums started
Management team of the exhibition project “The Private Museums of Russia. Talents of Russia” receives support and thank you notes for their accomplishments and the organization of this unique project, on a daily basis. The event, which will take place in Russia for the first time ever, is going to gather owners of more than 100 private museums from all across Russia under one roof
Team of Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy visited ink factory in Huangshan
The Deputy General Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, Alexey Kharyutkin, visited an ink factory in Huangshan, Anhui province, on August 25, 2019, as a part of his business trip to the People's Republic of China. Factory Director, Mr. Chen Guosheng, met the Moscow guest in person, and gave a tour of the unique plant showing the process of making the renowned ink
Making a documentary for the CCTV channel took place at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On 23d of August, filming one of the episodes of the documentary for scientific- cognitive channel of the Central Chinese Television took place at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. Film will be dedicated to the leading sinologists from all over the world.
Representatives of Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy visited musical instruments factory in Zhengzhou.
The Deputy Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Alexey Kharyutkin visited a factory of musical instruments in Zhengzhou on August 24, 2019, to meet its manager and founder, Mr. Xie Jiandong
Outstanding representatives of Chinese musical culture visited Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Last Friday the professors from Tianjin Conservatory, Mrs. Li Fengyun and Mr. Wang Jianxin, performing guqin cither and bamboo flutes (xiao, dizi, and ocarina xun) players, visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy.
Museum representative met with renowned calligraphers in Beijing
On August 21, 2019, the Deputy Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Alexey Kharyutkin met in Beijing, the capital of China, with a group of calligraphers, which will participate in the forthcoming exhibition “The Great Chinese Calligraphy and Painting,” due September 20-22, 2019
Deputy Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy met with WangIPing brush factory director
Alexey Kharyutkin, the Deputy Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, met wit Mr. Xie, Director of WangIPing brush factory in Huzhou, on August 25, during his business trip across China.
Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will introduce for the first time new artworks of the Iranian calligrapher Mr Naser Tawoosi on the 7th of September
On the 19th of August 2019 Mr Hamid Hadavi, President of the Ibn Sina Islamic Culture Research Foundation and Mr Seyed Nasser Tabaei, Vice-President of the Foundation, visited the Contemporary museum of calligraphy.
Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy has a new rare exhibit
Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy received a gift - a handwritten book "Hafiz Shirazi. Forty poems", constituting a compilation of poems of one of the greatest lyric poets of the world literature, a Persian poet Hafiz Shirazi. This present was made to the museum by the founder and head of the publishing house "Rare Book from Saint-Petersburg", Piotr Suspitsyn
Ensemble of Shandong Theatre Lü performed in Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On August 19, within the walls of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, the performance of the “Ensemble of the Shandong Theater Lu” from the city of Jinan, the Chinese province of Shandun, one of the leading musical groups in China, took place
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