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Applied calligraphy in Moscow. At last!
Finally, the rarest piece of applied calligraphy has been delivered to Moscow
The Holy Scripture in Calligraphy contest aroused lively interest of the Moscow Patriarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church
Director of the Contemporary museum of calliraphy Alexey Shaburov and President of the National Union of Calligraphers Petr Chobitko held a meeting with the Chairman of the Holy Synod Department for Church and Public Relations, Very Reverend archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin in Danilov Monastery.
Shoptalk at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
The visitors who happened to come to the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on June 26th were lucky indeed!
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy has received new support from www.museum.ru
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy is now supported by the web-portal www.museum.ru
Today is the Day of Memory and Mourning in Russia
Today, on June 22nd, 2009 is the 68th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War
Calligraphy becomes a trendy art
It is not a secret that calligraphy, by definition, has always been up-market. In ancient times, the craft of stock-farmers and plowmen it was not. This art has always been reserved for corps d’elite
А snip of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy in Rosinka
On June 13th, the Rosinka International Residential Estate, tenanted by families from more than thirty countries, top managers of Russian and foreign companies, representatives of embassies and trade missions most of them, celebrated its 19th anniversary
Rome opens up new vistas
As expected, Rome has turned out to be a most fertile soil for the International Exhibition of Calligraphy.
Calligraphy at the Marilena Ferrari publishing house
On May 29, Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, met with the management of the Marilena Ferrari publishers in Rome
Lin Hwai-min brings his Italics Ballet to Moscow
Asia’s most famous choreographer brings his Italics Ballet to Moscow. The ballet was initially staged as a show aimed at depicting the philosophy and beauty of the ancient Chinese calligraphy
Malaysia has become the 29th participant of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy
A new project participant is Abdul Baki Bin Abu Bakar, an Islamic calligraphy artist, professor of the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He was born in the northern state of Kedah featuring special quiet beauty of vast rice fields, green after planting and golden during harvesting.
A New Amazing Acquisition of the Museum
This month the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy acquired a new and unique exhibit: a handwritten Decalogue made of natural materials and issued in limited edition
Official meeting at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem
On June 1, 2009 Director of the Contemporary museum of calliraphy Alexey Shaburov and his Counsellor Ludmila Kulanina were officially met in Jerusalem by the Head of the National Library of Israel.
UNESCO grants its aegis to the Second International Exhibition of Calligraphy
Official letter from the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, granting its aegis to the Second International Exhibition of Calligraphy (14.10 – 14.11.2009).
Master class by Yuri Koverdyayev, participant of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy, at the Intermuseum 2009, the 11th Moscow International Museum Festival
The Mikhailovskoye State Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin held the Write Pushkin a Letter competition marking the anniversary of the great Russian poet.
Ahmed Alan Shahnavaz, a thirty-one-year-old calligrapher from Delhi, became the seventy-ninth participant of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy
Ahmed Alan Shahnavaz, a thirty-one-year-old calligrapher from Delhi became the seventy-ninth participant of the International Exhibition of Calligraphy.
St. Petersburg Calligraphy Renaissance
Since the large-scale project entitled The International Exhibition of Calligraphy held at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, the art of calligraphy has started recruiting new batches of fans.
The Day of Slavic Writing at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On May 23rd on the threshold of the All-Russian festival of Slavic Writing and Culture the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy hosted the Day of Slavic Writing paying tribute to the developers of Cyrillic alphabet, SS. Cyril and Methodius.
The Day of Slavic Writing at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
On May 23 in the context of the celebrations dedicated to the Days of Slavic Writing and Culture on the threshold of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Day, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy is presenting a new exposition, entitled “Slavic writing. Origins, History and Development.”
The International Exhibition of Calligraphy will be held under the auspices of UNESCO
The cultural and educational project of the National Union of Calligraphers and the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy entitled "the International Exhibition of Calligraphy" will be held in October-November, 2009 under the auspices of UNESCO (UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization).
The International Exhibition of Calligraphy project aroused interest of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Pyotr Chobitko, President of the National Union of Calligraphers and Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy met with the staff of the Holy Synod Department for Church and Public Relations at the Danilov Monastery in Moscow
Svyato Cyrillitsi (Festival of the Cyrillic Alphabet): Festival of Script and Calligraphy
Svyato Cyrillitsi (Festival of the Cyrillic Alphabet) is a festival of script and calligraphy held on May 23-25 in Kharkov since 2006.
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy has become an institutional member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM)
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy was officially included into the International Council of Museums (ICOM), which is proved by the three membership cards
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Words Of Wisdom
Calligraphy is a kind of music not for the ears, but for the eyes.
(V. Lazursky)