The famous in the UK Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presented the English premiere of Chary Nurymov's Symphony No. 2. The concert of the famous ensemble took place in the county of Dorset, in the city of Poole, the audience of which was captivated by the production of the Turkmen composer, which it had a chance to hear, apparently for the first time.

The Turkmen traditions of making dutar and the art of playing it in combination with singing are included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

From December 13 till 18, members of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee will consider 55 new applications for inclusion in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Among them are the dutar making craftsmanship in Turkmenistan and traditional music performing art combined with singing.

This photograph was taken more than 30 years ago - it captures People's Artist of Turkmenistan and the USSR Sona Myradova with famous political figure, leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, Fidel Castro.

In the centre of brilliant Vienna, in the luxurious hotel Palais Hansen Kempinski constructed in the well-known parkway Ringshtrasse to the opening of the World's exhibition of 1873, a solemn reception in honour of the 30th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan in which there was also held the presentation of special issue of Turkmen-Austrian magazine "Galkynysh" ("Renaissance"), took place.

II International photo contest "Ferula 2021" started its work. The action organized by the Ashgabat photo club Ferula will take place under patronage of the International federation of photographic art (FIAP), Photographic Society of America (PSA), and international club IS.

Embassy in Turkmenistan in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan convened the “30 Years of Turkmenistan’s Independence, 20 Years of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation” (AFCP) Virtual Conference. This international academic conference organized by the U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section consisted of two sessions and facilitated discussions with presenters.

U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Matthew Klimow and Director of the National Department of Protection, Research, and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Sites of Turkmenistan Dr. Muhammet Mamedov announced the recipient of a new grant from the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) during a ceremony, held online.

The performances of invited artists, showmen and other representatives of the creative workshop at weddings, family and other events in Turkmenistan will be taken into account by the state system as the provision of cultural services to the population.

Kazakh singer Rukhiya Baidukenova, who creatd a furor in July 2021 and won the Grand Prix of the "Slavianski Bazaar" competition in Vitebsk, will sing at a concert in Avaza.