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Turkmenistan is hosting the Week of Culture of the Turkic States, the opening ceremony of which will take place on Saturday, June 24, at the Magtymguly National Musical and Drama Theater.


Turkmenistan is hosting the Week of Culture of the Turkic States, the opening ceremony of which will take place on Saturday, June 24, at the Magtymguly National Musical and Drama Theater.


In Turkmenistan, the artists of the Great Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Avenue and the Nikulin Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard are expected to tour, who will present their performances not only to residents and guests of the Turkmen capital, but also for the first time make a tour of all regions of the country.


The opening ceremony of the Week of Culture-2023 took place in the capital's Palace of Mukam.


A small group of the Institute of History and Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan discovered stone remains of the first inhabitants of the Earth in the Baherden district of the Ahal region. According to Turkmen experts, the materials found belong to the Proterozoic and Paleozoic eras.


Jori Moerland, a student from the Netherlands studying social geography at the University of Utrecht, became a guest of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belgium on Monday and was able to get to know the rich culture of our country, which he became interested in by touching the classical literature of the East.


The National Center of Trade Unions of Turkmenistan and the Central Council of the Union of Women of the country summed up the results of a joint nationwide competition among jewelers titled "Zerim bar, zergärim bar, bagtyýar zamanam bar".


President of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Isa Gabibbeyli made a presentation "Stages of development and modern processes in the Azerbaijani and Turkmen Academies of Sciences" during an international conference held in Ashgabat.


An exhibition of works by American artist Aimee Erickson and students of the State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan will open on Tuesday, June 20, at the Academy Gallery.


The Batken Regional Music and Drama Theater named after Appaz Zhainakov (Kyrgyzstan) once again presented the performance “Fragi”, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Turkmen classic of poetry Makhtumkuli, with great success.


At the beginning of the next month, in Ashgabat's “Vatan” cinema and concert hall, music lovers will have a long-awaited meeting with the chamber ensemble “Kamerata Ashgabat”, beloved by the public, led by artistic director, laureate of international competitions Bakhram Dolyev.


A native of Turkmenistan, who is studying in Japan, Suray Seidova became the winner of the international "Poetry Marathon" organized by the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN). It consisted in making a video with the reading of a poem by Russian classical poets, the press service of the university reports.


The international dance and Folklore Festival "Avaza — 2023" was inaugurated in the national tourist zone with the participation of heads and representatives of international structures and cultural figures from different countries, the official Turkmen press reports.


The opening ceremony of the second St. Petersburg Art Fair "1703" took place on June 13 in the exhibition hall "Manege". The project was initiated by PJSC Gazprom, supported by the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg and included in the program of the culture festival of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.


Nicholas Roerich's painting "Takla-Makan" put up for auction with a starting price of one ruble. The leading bid on June 13 is three million rubles, according to the website of the Litfond auction house.


The forthcoming joint projects and events were discussed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, UNESCO representative in Turkmenistan and Iran Golda El Khoury, who is visiting Ashgabat. In particular, they paid attention to the issues of holding an international forum in the Turkmen capital next year dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the country's accession to UNESCO.