The XIII International Children's Mugham Festival was held on May 20 in Baku, bringing together children from seven countries. Turkmenistan traditionally participates in this forum of children's musical creativity - this year the country was represented by three successors of the traditions of national performing arts.
The fine art exhibition "In the light of harmony" will open on May 23 in Ashgabat. The exposition will take place in the gallery of the Exhibition Center of the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan, where the paintings and graphics of artists of the Mary region will be presented.
The work of the Turkmen photographer Ahmet Hallyyev depicting the Mona Lisa painting has entered the world ranking of the 100 best photographs in the world in the nomination "Morte" according to the International Community of Photographers.
An exhibition of jewelry by Georgian minankari masters has opened in the capital's Museum of Fine Arts. The action was organized by the Embassy of Georgia in Ashgabat and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.
Deputy Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan Nursahet Shirimov and Secretary of the country's National Commission for UNESCO Chinar Rustemova together with cultural figures of the Iranian province of Golestan took part in the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the poet Makhtumkuli, the Tehran Times reports.
The XVII International Media Forum of Young Journalists "Dialogue of Cultures" brought together experts from 15 countries on Friday in the city on the Neva. Young media representatives discussed the dialogue of cultures in the media space of Eurasia. The meeting is being held at the State Hermitage Museum, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the project.
U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Matthew Stephen Klimow took part in the closing ceremony of a joint project with Turkmenistan to restore two underground reservoirs (sardob) located in the historical site of Shehrislam.
The Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in Romania are scheduled for May 22-26 this year. The events with the support of the Turkmen Embassy will be held in Bucharest and Constanta, the diplomatic mission of Turkmenistan reports.
Turkmen entrepreneur Orazgul Eyeberdyyeva presented Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin with souvenirs from carpet products of her own production at the exhibition held within the framework of the international economic forum "Russia - the Islamic World: KazanForum".
Turkmenistan was represented at the celebrations dedicated to the International Museum Day in Tajikistan by an exposition decorated in the national style and decorated with national costumes, folk ornaments and carpets.
The international conference "Makhtumkuli Fragi - the soul of the Turkmen people", dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the great Turkmen poet, gathered in Tbilisi scientists and philologists of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts named after Korneli Kekelidze, the teaching staff of higher educational institutions, as well as representatives of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in Georgia. From the Turkmen side, the forum was attended by experts and specialists from the National Institute of Language, Literature and Manuscripts named after Makhtumkuli of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan.
The Turkmen film "Seyis" in Korean was shown in Seoul as part of a joint cultural festival of the peoples of the Central Asian countries, the Turkmen diplomatic mission in the Republic of Korea reports.
The first International Festival of Artistic Creativity of the peoples of Eurasia "For Peace and Friendship" will be held in the capital of Uzbekistan from November 6 to 10, the CIS Executive Committee reports.
The head of the Department of Bakhshi Art at the Maya Kulieva Turkmen National Conservatory, Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Garyagdy Saryyev became the winner of the III International Festival of Bakhshi Art, which was held in Gulistan, Syrdarya region of Uzbekistan, the newspaper "Turkmenistan" writes today.
The film screening, timed to the Cannes International Film Festival, will be held on May 20 at the French Institute in Ashgabat. Viewers will be able to watch four films presented last year at the Cannes Film Festival.
