Vienna, the music capital of the world, known for its great composers such as Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart as well as pop musicians such as Falco, has announced the start of the 2024 Ball season. This year, more than 35 Vienna Balls will take place in various countries, giving guests a unique opportunity to dance in iconic locations.

In the Jingyuetan scenic spot in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province, a fountain show captivated many tourists. In the center of a square, Chen Jiamin, a tourist from Heilongjiang province, which neighbors Jilin, was posing for photos with the performers of the fountain show.

A bust of the great Turkmen classic Magtymguly Fragi will be unveiled in the All-Russian State Library of Foreign Literature, Moscow. The ceremonial event is scheduled for the beginning of next week - September 30. The author of the bronze bust on a granite pedestal is a member of the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan, sculptor Zakhid Babayev.

By the decrees of the President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the title of “Hero of Turkmenistan” has been awarded to prominent cultural figures sculptor Saragt Babayev and artist Annajemal Nurmuhammedova.

A vibrant cultural event organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan took place in Brussels. It brought together representatives from the cultural sector, including fashion and art figures from Central Asia and the European Union, as well as representatives from various organizations in this field. The event was part of the Cultural Exchange Week and demonstrated the importance of preserving Turkmen traditions through modern forms of art and fashion.

The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Japan presented an exposition of works of decorative and applied arts, as well as jewelry of the Turkmen people, as part of the Festival of Culture of Turkic States held in Tokyo.

The 9th Turkic World Documentary Film Festival has attracted considerable attention with 300 applications from nine countries, including Turkmenistan.

Minister of Culture of Russia Olga Lyubimova invited the CIS countries to participate in the Open Eurasian Film Award, the first ceremony of which will take place in October 2025.

A little more than a month remains until the start of the VIII Moscow International Art Festival “Sounds of Dutar” named after Nury Halmamedov, which this year will be held from 28 October to 3 November. Greetings to the participants and organizers of the festival are already starting to arrive. The outstanding Georgian and Russian painter, famous sculptor and pedagogue Zurab Tsereteli has also sent a warm message. Below we present his greeting in full.

On September 12, 2024, as part of the celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Georgia held a presentation of a collection of his poems in Georgian in Tbilisi. Ms. Makvala Gonashvili, Chairman of the Creative Union of Writers of Georgia worked on the translation