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Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy admits World Cup guests and fans
We are so happy to see football enthusiasts taking out a time to discover the cultural side of Moscow – fans from Argentina, USA, Senegal and Saudi Arabia have attended the museum of calligraphy to pay tribute to the calligraphy works and its unique exhibit.
Turkish calligraphers turn to paperworking
Today artistic paper cutting sees a revival as an art. Some time ago no artist would pay any attention to it, yet in recent years craftsmen picked up on paper, causing some new forms of art, such as quilling, and new methods and techniques for fine paper cutting, to emerge.
Visuality and Letter-2018 calligraphy exhibition opened in Book Illustration Library
Starting from June 7 the Book Illustration Library in Saint Petersburg (the 7th Krasnoarmeyskaya street 30) holds a calligraphy exhibition titled Visuality and Letter-2018, to celebrate the 275th anniversary of Gavriil Derzhavin's birthday.
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy welcomes visitors of capital and fans of the FIFA World Cup 2018!
From June 14 to July 15 all the World Cup fan ID holders can visit the permanent exhibition for free.
Fine handwriting
Practicing calligraphy improves focus, space perception, accuracy, stress resistance, and generally shapes many more assets in any age. It is no wonder that one of the best contemporary educational facilities – the Russian Classical School, which operates based on original methodologies and extensively addresses balanced personality development according to the natural conformity principles – focuses a lot on penmanship practice with elements of calligraphy.
Of Paper and More: Nagornaya gallery has launched an exhibition to celebrate the Year of Japan
Last Thursday, June 7, Nagornaya gallery has launched an exhibition to celebrate the Year of Japan. The exhibit is partnered with the State Museum of Oriental Peoples' Art and Russian calligraphy artists, and features works by a well-renowned Japanese calligrapher Morimoto Ryuseki.
Ѣ exhibition contest exhibited in Vladivostok
The contest has been held for four years in a row now, and the 2018 edition is timed to celebrate the 1155th anniversary of inventing Slavonic writing in Russia.
Calligraphy and Chinese illustration classes in Moscow
This summer the capital will see free classes to support the Ming Dynasty: The Radiance of Knowledge exhibition by Shanghai Museum.
Schedule сhanges for September
Dear all! Please be advised that the Museum will be closed between September 5 and September 30 due to exhibit changes. However, you can still enroll to the autumn courses
National School of Calligraphy held first alumni reunion
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held the first National School of Calligraphy alumni reunion on May 25 to reflect on the annual progress and discuss completed courses and workshops. Students' and graduates' success is the best evidence of the teaching staff's performance. We are even more proud to note that many students' works have been put on display at the 6th International Exhibition of Calligraphy, alongside the pieces by recognized artists.
Typomania-2018 international festival
Typomania international festival is a cultural and educational project dedicated to the script, typographics, calligraphy and motion design. Typomania is annually organized in Moscow since the year 2012. The letter, word, language, communications are in the spotlight of the festival
Children speak about the Museum of calligraphy
Navigator, a children TV program on channel “Carousel” has visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. It was the first time the video team has been to the Museum, so they were amazed by the beauty and the diversity of the collection, by the presence of the unique exhibits, by the samples of the greatest and the smallest pieces of art
Looking forward to seeing you at the National school of calligraphy’ old students party
On 25th of May at 7 p.m. the National school of beautiful writing art kindly invites the adult courses old students to the party at the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy. Since the year 2010 about 1000 students, children and adults have graduated from the school. We are convinced that the passion for the calligraphy unifies all of you and therefore on this day we kindly invite you to feel out the atmosphere of aesthetics, creation and communication with those people who also enter into the love for the beautiful writing
Calligraphy workshops for children at WANEXPO Festival
Between May 17 and 20 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy rolled out an exhibit at WANEXPO Festival, the most popular and attended event for future moms, young parents and their children. The exhibit grabbed the attention of many – and proved exciting to combine Festival and cultural experiences.
Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held Chinese calligraphy workshop
On May 17 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held a Chinese calligraphy workshop as a part of presenting Alone in a Boat Reading Lao Zi project. Tatyana Shlyonskikh, publisher and originator of the project, started the meeting with a story about the idea behind it, the process and the contribution made by some renowned partakers, such as translator Lyudmila Kondrasheva, Russian traveller Fedor Konyukhov and calligraphy artist Zhao Xueli
“Spencerian” Intensive course by Michael Sull in Moscow
Dear Friends, we have the pleasure to inform you that on 13th of October Michael Sull, the eminent teacher, unequalled expert of Spencerian handwriting, and member of IAMPETH union of calligraphers will teach an exclusive intensive course
Past And Future of CALLIGRAPHY: Calligrafuturism in The Moscow Kremlin
Calligraphy, as one of the features of scholarship, is closely linked to the conception of a new display in the Kremlin Museums, since the project is dedicated to the "extension of knowledge" in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)—a period when interest in art, literature, music, philosophy and history becomes a real cult.
Charity excursion in the Museum
Today on 15th of May the schoolers of SCEE “Special (correctional) residential school of general education for disabled children with hearing disorder No.52 have visited the Museum.
Her Royal approval Buckingham Palace reveals elaborate notice signed by the Queen that gives her formal consent for Prince Harry to wed Meghan Markle
The document signed by the Queen giving her consent for Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle has tonight been unveiled.
Exhibition of calligraphy to commemorate Victory Day goes live
An exhibition of calligraphy to commemorate the Great Patriotic War Victory Day opened with a ceremony on May 8 at 5.00 pm. The opening ceremony saw a performance of a children chamber choir of Vladimir Loktev’s singing and dancing ensemble, followed by an exhibition tour and a meeting with calligraphy artists.
Volunteers of the Victory designed greeting cards for veterans in Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
As the Victory Day draws near, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre held a unique activity engaging the Volunteers of the Victory youth social cause.
Conquest of manuscript books held in Volgograd
On 16th of May the final stage of “My manuscript book” open municipal conquest will take place in M.Gorkiy Volgograd regional library. The following book-art works will be represented in the framework of the conquest: author’s manuscript books, in many cases of unusual shapes with hand-made figures. Their authors are the graduates of lyceums, gymnasiums, kindergartens and the educators of Volgograd.
Master class from Xiao Sueli, the best of thirty modern calligraphers of China
On 17th of May at 1 p.m. we kindly invite all the lovers of Chinese calligraphy and philosophy to the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy. This day the expert Xiao Sueli will held a master class on Chinese calligraphy and will represent the ancient Chinese treatise “Tao Te Ching” performed with special purpose for “ALONE in a BOAT reading Laozi” project.
Final lessons held at the National school of beautiful writing art
At the end of April, the final lessons were held in the framework of the children course at the National school of beautiful writing art. During the final lesson the kids have presented their final works. They proudly showed the correct writing, their tools command skills, compositional thinking and their ability to decorate the calligraphic texts.
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Words Of Wisdom
For the largest part ill handwriting in the world is caused by hurry.
(Lewis Carroll)