Turkmen students will take part in the "Festival of Student Theaters of the Turkic World", which will be held from May 22 to 26 in Tashkent, Sputnik Uzbekistan reports.

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 annual thematic week of musicologists was held at the Maya Kuliyeva Turkmen National Conservatory, which the organizers decided to coincide with the anniversary of the composer Nury Halmammedov. The celebrations began already in the spacious and bright hall of the Conservatory, which was decorated with portraits of the composer, and all guests were invited to taste the traditional food pishme, symbolizing hospitality and cordiality.

The Ashgabat theater of musical drama named after Magtymguly hosted a concert of the works of composer Danatar Hidyrov. This year the maestro is celebrating his anniversary and in this regard, the festive program has become a kind of musical report for the work done over the years.

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.