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Happy Women’s Day!
The team of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy heartily congratulates all the ladies on the spring holiday of the International Women’s Day!
Working hours of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy during the state holidays
Dear friends! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates you on the coming holidays and announces the working hours for the period of the coming state holidays
Changes in the National School of Calligraphy course programme
Dear friends! In March the study programme of the National School of Calligraphy will change.
A charitable excursion in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On the first day of spring, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy welcomed those in ward of the Ramenki Social Service Centre.
Foreign envoys get lesson in calligraphy
The Corea Image Communication Institute welcomed 60 foreign diplomats and opinion leaders with a calligraphy class Tuesday night, marking the opening of the 21st Korea Culture Quotient Program.
Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. Everything about the handwritten book
On February 27, at 12.40 the Kultura TV channel will screen an item of the “Pryanichny Domik” (“Gingerbread Cottage”) TV show dedicated to manuscript books. The item was shot in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy.
A master from a village near Krasnoyarsk creates gold calligraphy nibs
A craftsman has settled down in a village in Kuraginsky district to create writing nibs of precious metals. Before moving to Krasnoyarsk region Andrey Teplov had lived in Yekaterinburg and worked in a gold and platinum company and at the same time in an orchestra.
New graduating class of the first level students in the National School of Calligraphy
On 19 February 2016 the final class of the basic level students of the National School of Calligraphy was held. During that class the students were to create greeting cards for the coming holidays.
Working hours of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy during the state holidays
Dear friends! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy congratulates you on the coming holidays and announces the working hours for the period of the coming state holidays
The dates for the 6th International Exhibition of Calligraphy have been set
The International Exhibition of Calligraphy is a major exhibition project dedicated to the art of calligraphy. The history of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy dates back to year 2008. Since then over 200 outstanding calligraphers from more than 60 countries around the globe have participated in our project.
Muslim artists' tile work graces Buenos Aires metro station
On one section of wall at the Independencia metro station under the banner "Views from Spain", notable monuments of Andalusia are displayed, including the Great Mosque of Cordoba -- one of the oldest structures still standing from the time when Muslims ruled the region.
The workshops due to be held on February 21st are rescheduled to April 17th.
Dear friends! Please note that the workshops “Writing traditions of Veliky Novgorod” have been rescheduled for April 17th, 2016. Workshop organizers and calligrapher Michail Danilov present their apologies for the inconvenience.
Carrying on the calligraphy tradition
More than 200 people from various age groups took part in The Summit CNY Calligraphy Competition 2016 in conjunction with Chinese New Year.
A display of Vietnamese calligraphy
The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Hanoi has attracted a large number of visitors, including many youngsters.
Gift certificates froth the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Dear friends! We are happy to announce that starting from February 2016 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy launches a unique set of gift certificates.
Calligraphy exhibition “Soul Geometry” in Ufa
Soul Geometry is the title of the exhibition recently opened in the Miras gallery in Ufa, Baskortostan, as part of the international art festival «Art of Islam».
A Teen Art Festival is held in Johor Baru to celebrate Chinese New Year
Organised in collaboration with Iskandar Malaysia Youth Council and Johor State Tourism Department, the festival will kick off on February 12 with a calligraphy exhibition at White Box.
Personal exhibition of Oleg Yakhnin
On February 4th a personal exhibition of the honoured artist of the Russian Federation Oleg Yakhnin opened in the marble palace in St. Petersburg.
Contemporary calligraphy exhibition underway at NAMOC
Development of the Chinese calligraphy can’t be separated from studying the techniques of the predecessors, and divert from the principles of the art. Only by sticking to the basis of heritage, can calligraphy be innovative.
Young world-famous calligrapher from Arkhangelsk presents his works in Dobrolyubov Library
On January 31st the Week of Contemporary Calligraphy started in Arkhangelsk Regional Library named after N.A. Dobrolyubov.
Unknown calligraphy by novelist Soseki revealed at Tokyo college
Exalted novelist Natsume Soseki was also adept at calligraphy, and a previously unknown set of classic Chinese poems he scribed has been acquired by the Tokyo university he attended.
Passionate calligrapher makes 10 feet long ink brush to perform street art
A passionate Chinese calligrapher has spent a month making a gigantic writing brush and hopes to set a new world record with it.
The first in Russia!
The one and only in Russia Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy dedicated to the art o fine writing is located in Sokolniki Park, in one of the pavilions of Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre. The beautiful nature of the old Moscow park helps bring the right peaceful mood and sets one’s mind for the contemplation of calligraphy masterpieces.
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is frozen poetry.