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.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of "White Turkmen yurt» in Balkanabat. The big concert venue with a seating capacity of three thousand spectators should become a new centre of cultural life and festivals.

The orchestra of Takhir Atayev is a young line-up. It is only three years old. But during this short period, the orchestra managed to arouse the interest and love of the Turkmen public with its daring musical projects. What were, for example, concerts dedicated to Michael Jackson or rock!

An online webinar of the Secretariat of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO was held today in Ashgabat on the theme "The creative heritage of Makhtumkuli Fraghi and universal human values."

Today, U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Matthew Klimow and the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan Atageldi Shamyradov inaugurated an exhibition dedicated to 20 years of successful cooperation between the United States of America and Turkmenistan in historic and cultural preservat...