On January 22, the State Museum of Fine Arts opened an exhibition of works by national artists of Turkmenistan in honor of Defenders of the Fatherland Day, which is celebrated on January 27.

The premiere of the new collection of the Asman fashion house took place in Paris, at the prestigious Oriental Fashion Show event, which brings together designers from Asia, the East, North Africa and other regions. But, despite the importance of the event, aimed at promoting national brands on the world stage, this is not a competitive environment - it is a platform for an expressive dialogue of cultures and a celebration of a special aesthetics, which is covered by the concept of Orientalism in art.

The Turkmen fashion house Asman will take part in the next edition of the Oriental Fashion Show, which will take place in Paris this Sunday, January 21. The event will take place in the historical halls of the Shangri-La Palace on the banks of the Seine, opposite the Eiffel Tower.

Announcement of cultural events in Ashgabat from January 19 to 23 from ORIENT.

The immersive exhibition Van Gogh Alive runs in Tokyo from January 6 to March 31, 2024. The show traveled to 99 cities and attracted more than 9 million visitors worldwide. The Japanese capital became the 100th city to host this event. However, this is not the first time a Van Gogh exhibition has visited Japan - it has previously been held in Nagoya (2022) and Kobe (2023).

Beekeeping is one of the hottest hobby trends of 2024, thanks to legions of fans taking cues from celebrity beekeepers, according to a new survey.

Cultural heritage is not limited to monuments and collections of objects. The UNESCO list includes the "intangible" — traditions or performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge about nature and the universe, crafts. Despite its fragility, intangible cultural heritage is essential to maintain cultural diversity in an increasingly globalized environment. Understanding the intangible cultural heritage of different communities helps to conduct intercultural dialogue and encourages mutual respect for other lifestyles. The importance of intangible cultural heritage lies not in the cultural manifestation itself, but in the wealth of knowledge and skills transmitted through it from one generation to another.

Turkmenistan has developed a procedure for assigning the legal status of "National" to state circuses and individual professional creative circus groups. The resolution approving this provision was signed on Friday by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

A new exhibition of works of fine art has opened in the Ashgabat gallery of the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan and is dedicated to the classic of national literature Magtymguly, whose 300th anniversary is celebrated this year.

The Encyclopedia of Turkic Studies and Humanities is the result of a research project of the Institute of Turkic Countries of Eurasia at Dongduk Korean Women's University. According to its authors, the publication is the world's first encyclopedia that systematizes the key concepts of the humanities necessary for understanding Turkology.