Culture

Balkanabat hosts an art festival dedicated to the anniversary of Magtymguly
01.03.2024
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The Balkan Special School of Arts is holding a festival this week dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the great Turkmen writer and philosopher Magtymguly Pyragy.

Meeting of Ambassador of Turkmenistan in Georgia with Director of Georgian National Center of Manuscripts
01.03.2024
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On 1 March 2024, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in Georgia Mr. Dovletmyrat Seyitmammedovmet with Director of Georgian National Center of Manuscripts Mr. Zaza Abashidze.

The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan holds a photo contest "About women with love"
01.03.2024
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The Department of Education, Science and Culture of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan holds an open photo contest "About women with Love" dedicated to International Women's Day from February 26 to March 6 in a remote format.

A concert of songs by outstanding Uzbek musicians on poems by Magtymguly will be held in Ashgabat
29.02.2024
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The 300th anniversary of the great poet and philosopher Magtymguly Fragi is widely celebrated in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In both neighboring countries, cultural and educational events are organized dedicated to the study and wide popularization of the rich heritage of the Turkmen classic, as well as its role and contribution to strengthening friendship, spiritual closeness and interaction between the Uzbek and Turkmen peoples.

Applications for the contest of illustrations for poetry of the East "Reflection" have been announced
29.02.2024
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The organizing committee of the VIII Moscow International Festival "Sounds of Dutar" named after Nury Halmamedov announced the start of accepting applications for the artistic competition of illustrations of poetry of the East "Reflection" from March 1. The competition is held under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Arts in honor of the anniversary of Magtymguly Pyragy, whose 300th anniversary was included in the UNESCO list of memorable dates.

In Azerbaijan, the “burning mountain” Yanardag was included in the List of immovable monuments of history and culture
27.02.2024
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The corresponding decision was signed by the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov, the republic's media reported on Tuesday. According to the document, the Yanardag State Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve and the Alidashi Sanctuary in the village of Muhammedli, dating back to the 17th-18th centuries, have been added to the “Architectural Monuments” section of the List of Immovable Historical and Cultural Monuments of Local Significance.

The culture of Turkmenistan was presented to St. Petersburg residents at the Russian Ethnographic Museum
27.02.2024
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“The bright colors and mesmerizing melodies of hot Turkmenistan were presented to St. Petersburg residents at the Russian Ethnographic Museum,” the St. Petersburg TV channel reported.

The British Library will become the location for the filming of one of the episodes of the film about the legacy of Magtymguly
26.02.2024
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The British Library will become the location for the filming of one of the episodes of the documentary film “The Legacy of the Manuscripts of Magtymguly Fragi.” The subject of interest to the creators of the film, as well as scientists from Turkmenistan, will be copies of the original manuscripts of the great thinker and poet, which are stored in the National Library of Great Britain.

A 4,000-year-old tube of lipstick bears a "striking resemblance" to its modern counterparts
24.02.2024
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Although the ancient Egyptians may have made eyeliner famous, a stunningly detailed archaeological find shows that the ancient Iranians may have been the holders of the first lipstick patents.

The Turkmen Conservatory invites to the first spring concert on March 1
24.02.2024
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On March 1, the “Inspiration of Spring” concert will take place in the large hall of TNС named after Maya Kulieva. The organizers dedicate it to the arrival of spring and to all women on the occasion of the holiday of March 8th.