Today I would like to tell you about another phenomenon of traditional Turkmen art – silk homespun fabric called “keteni” and a number of items made from it. Keteni, a silk from the cocoon of the silkworm, admires not only the Turkmen, but also the Austrian lovers of national ...

Iranian composer Loris Tjeknavorian was awarded a prize Books for Peace Awards 2020, Iranian media reports. The award ceremony will take place on September 12 in the Italian capital. The Books for Peace Awards is offered in memory of Javier Valdez, a Mexican journalist and fou...

The technique of painting with oil paints on velvet was invented in China several thousand years ago. Over time, this technology was lost, and the painters who turned to it, by trial and error, tried to repeat the works of ancient masters, because the three-dimensional effect of ...

The State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography of Turkmenistan will receive equipment from the world-famous Japanese company Sony. At a government meeting, on Friday, the appropriate decision was made by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in order to i

A special place among musical instruments in the east from time immemorial has been taken with the drum. The keeper of historical traditions and permanent companion of the individual, during ancient times it was used in ritual, ceremonial and celebratory actions. Today none of...

In making handmade dolls Bahar Durdyeva "was engaged” about ten years ago when she wanted to present her leaving guest something original as keepsake. A doll in national clothes, sewed by her own hand, became a impulse for immersing in a new, especial world for Bahar. The mast...

An exhibition of photographs, applied arts and ethnography of Turkmenistan opened on Thursday in the Romanian city of Carei, located in Satu Mare, the northwestern region of this country, on the border with Hungary. It was organized on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of T...

Today I want to tell you about the jewelry art of the Turkmen people, which is integral part of the national culture and which has enriched the world treasury of values. Turkmen collections of silver are included in the exposition of the best museum collections around the world, ...

The Society of Turkmen Culture in St. Petersburg “Mekan” has organized a series of excursions around the city on the Neva River and the surrounding suburbs for students from Turkmenistan. According the established tradition of acquaintance with historical architectural monuments ...

Kazakhstan has established a new holiday – Abay Day. It will be celebrated on August 10, reports the press service of the KR government. The country’s Prime Minister Askar Mamin signed the Resolution on making an addition to the government Resolution “On adoption of the list of h...