The art school first in Turkmenistan was opened in Ashkhabad in September, 1920. A century has passed, but names of pioneers are not forgotten, and present students are guided by artworks of founders and first pupils of the school as well. Having gone deep into history, we have t...

The State Museum of the State Culture Centre of Turkmenistan can be visited virtually. For this purpose the Ministry of Culture intends to create a specialised site development of which winners of the auction for public procurement which will be held on October 15, undertake. ...

The organizers of the 6th Moscow International Art Festival named after Nury Halmamedov “Sounds of Dutar” announced the postponement of planned cultural events for the next year. In conjunction with measures taken by the government of the Russian Federation to counteract the s...

Takhya is a traditional skullcap which possesses Turkmen national motives. It was worn and is worn by all people of Central Asia. But in the territory of Turkmenistan headdresses of many ethnic groups differed in their size, style, and the main thing is in the ornament, though at...

There is one a thousand-year-old thing that unites all the peoples of Central Asia – it is a cradle. And although everyone calls it their own way, the roots of a single nomadic civilization are obvious. Asia has one cradle. One for all – a wooden or metal bed for a baby usually o...

Since 2000, the Turkmen language has been introduced as a second foreign language in the curriculum of the Department of Near and Middle East Languages of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). The Turkmen language, which belongs to the Oghuz group of T...

The UNESCO Creative Cities Beijing Summit will be held online on September 17-18 and will bring together the parties concerned, politicians, representatives of UN agencies, experts, and entrepreneurs. Its motto is “Creativity empowers cities, technology creates the future”. ...

“The Wasteland” directed by Ahmad Bahrami won the Horizons Award for Best Film, while Ruhollah Zamani, the star of film “Sun Children”, won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. “Sun Children” tells a story of 12-year-...

Riddles - an integral part of folklore creativity of nations of the world. This entertainment and simultaneously intellectual game brightened up leisure of our ancestors, and played an important role in development of native speech. Perhaps, it is for this reason that all people ...

The Virtual Museum project is to be launched on the eve of the International Day of Neutrality. Turkmen museum workers have done a great job to organize virtual tours of the country’s museums. An electronic database of museum valuables was created, and video was shot using 360-de...