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The First Lesson for the Young Lovers of Calligraphy!
The first lesson for the youngest lovers of calligraphy – 8-13 year-old children – was held at the National School of Calligraphy on November 12, Saturday.
Sunday dedicated to Chinese calligraphy
On Sunday, Yegor Lobusov, calligrapher and medic, gave the visitors to the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy variety of pleasant moments filled with tranquility of Chinese culture.
What Can Anchormen' Handwriting Tell Us About Them?
Handwriting analysis is an ancient science which has been around since the days of Aristotle.
Awful Handwriting Is Keeping Postal Workers Employed
If you want to help out struggling post office employees you can send more letters, and while you're at it you might want to make the address as illegible as possible.
It’s Not Too Early to Think About Calligraphy Christmas Gifts
It’s definitely high time to begin thinking about ordering hand-lettered calligraphic holiday gifts.
Calligraphy Lectures Helping to improve Body and Soul to be held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On Sunday, November 13, Yegor Lobusov, a calligrapher by vocation and physician by education, to give a workshop class for visitors to the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, entitled “The Process of Calligraphy for Improving Body and Soul”.
How a Secret Manuscript Became a Global Bestseller
Nelson Mandela's biography “The Long Walk to Freedom” became an international bestseller and is being made into a film. But the famous book may never have seen the light of day if it wasn't for the bravery and persistence of another Robben Island inmate.
Bad Handwriting Foils Bank Heist
Accused bank robber Thomas Love was arrested Saturday shortly after he slipped a note to a teller at the WSFS Bank in New Castle, Delaware, demanding money, but no dye packs, police said.
Mir Emad, XVI Century Innovative Calligrapher
Mir Emad, a distinguished calligrapher of the XVIth century, is perhaps the first Iranian graphic designer who was intensely interested in typographical design.
A New Workshop at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy this Saturday!
We are happy to announce that this Saturday, October, 29 at 5:00 pm Yuri Koverdyayev, a calligrapher and our National School of Calligraphy teacher, gives a workshop on Latin and Cyrillic Calligraphy
Why Writing is Right for Children
Technology could be harming your child's ability to learn. Learning to write plays an important part in developing general life skills.
Hello, Calligraphy!
Dear parents! We remind you that the first lesson for the children of Hello, calligraphy! Course to be held tomorrow, on October 22 at 6.30 pm.
Chinese Street Calligrapher Cui Xianren Catapults to Fame via Microblog
Cui Xianren, a street calligrapher, uses his damaged hands to write Chinese characters with auspicious meanings in chalks in a style he designed.
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy opened!
Last weekend the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy was officially opened after summer holidays.
“Morning of Russia” at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, which is part of the Museum Quarter in Sokolniki Park, caught some media attention, welcoming the Morning of Russia program crew for Russia 1 TV-Channel.
The New Season at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
This weekend (October 15-16) we invite all connoiseurs of the beautiful to the official opening of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, resuming its work after the summer holidays.
Artist's Trike Prints Chinese Calligraphy on the ground, using water
When Canadian media artist Nicholas Hanna first moved to the Chinese city of Beijing, he was quite taken with the water calligraphy that he saw people creating in the parks.
The Genius Passes Away
A legendary co-founder of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, has died on October 5, 2011.
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy is Waiting for Guests Again
Good news! The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy begins a new season and opens its doors to all lovers of calligraphy.
The Most ‘Chinese’ Chinese Character
If, as Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, you can infer a nation’s spirit from its language, then what to make of modern Chinese?
Shana Tova! Congratulations on Rosh Hashanah!
Dear friends, we heartily congratulate the entire community of the people of Israel with a New Year 5772!
Google and Israel Museum Publish Dead Sea Scrolls Online
The partnership with Google and the Dead Sea Scrolls began just six months ago.
Don't Brush Off Writing
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) of China ISSUED a document last week requiring primary schools to have a calligraphy class once a week for students from third grade to sixth grade and calligraphy-related courses must be arranged for high school students.
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Words Of Wisdom
When there are no words left, the meaning is still preserved.