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Calligraphy workshops for children at WANEXPO Festival

Calligraphy workshops for children at WANEXPO Festival
Between May 17 and 20 the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy rolled out an exhibit at WANEXPO Festival, the most popular and attended event for future moms, young parents and their children. The exhibit grabbed the attention of many – and proved exciting to combine Festival and cultural experiences.

Final lessons held at the National school of beautiful writing art

Final lessons held at the National school of beautiful writing art
At the end of April, the final lessons were held in the framework of the children course at the National school of beautiful writing art. During the final lesson the kids have presented their final works. They proudly showed the correct writing, their tools command skills, compositional thinking and their ability to decorate the calligraphic texts.

Arabic calligraphy master class held in the Museum

Arabic calligraphy master class held in the Museum
On 10th of April, the Arabic calligraphy master class for the beginners was held in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy. The event visitors were acquainted with the culture of another nation, they acquired a precious experience.

Daytime calligraphy courses

Daytime calligraphy courses
Dear all, we are excited to announce the National School of Calligraphy launching daytime courses as of April 2018. According to popular demand, the Pointed Pen course will run Tuesdays between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm.

New course in National School of Calligraphy

New course in National School of Calligraphy
If you're on a journey to improve your handwriting to the finest for daily use, the National School of Calligraphy launches a new course in May, titled Fine Handwriting.

Total dictation held in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy

Total dictation held in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy
The total dictation is a yearly educational action carried out in the form of a voluntary dictation for all who wish to undergo it. The goal of the action is to show that being a literate person is important for everyone; to bring together all who has the ability or wish to write and speak Russian.

Intensive course for children held in the Museum of calligraphy

Intensive course for children held in the Museum of calligraphy
Would you like your children to be attentive, neat and assiduous? These and other positive qualities as, for instance, high tolerance for stress, may be developed by the calligraphy.

Two-day crash course in Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on March 27-28

Two-day crash course in Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on March 27-28
On March 27th and 28th the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held a pointed pen crash course to give an express introduction to the art of fine writing – attendees acquired some basic skills with pen and ink.

Arabic calligraphy workshop

Arabic calligraphy workshop
On April the 10th at 7 pm the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will hold an Arabic calligraphy workshop for beginners. Artist, mosaicist and calligrapher Naylya Lotfi will introduce Arabic culture and alphabet, and outline key styles and principles to create a script composition.

Young calligraphers commenced their final piece

Young calligraphers commenced their final piece
The Old Russian Writing course, led by Artem Lebedev, is about to graduate – bright colours, inspiration and creative environment are now in every written letter!

Spring calligraphy course

Spring calligraphy course
Dear friends, the National school of beautiful writing art continues the enrollment of students for the calligraphy course. We offer a wide range of calligraphy courses, a multilevel educational system, qualified teachers and one and two day term intensive courses for the beginners and advanced students.

Intensive course for children

Intensive course for children
On 1st of April at 12 a.m. children intensive course “Knowledge of calligraphy” will be held in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy.

“Pointed Pen” intensive course in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy

“Pointed Pen” intensive course in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy
On 27th and 28th of March  a 2 day term “Pointed Pen” intensive course related to the pointed pen writing technique will be held. Under the guide the teacher Artem Lebedev, calligrapher and designer, the participants will get acquainted with the tool’s specific skills and the main style of writing it can perform – English italics, as well as with the calligraphic techniques of decoration of the writings.

Congratulations on the International Women’s Day!

Congratulations on the International Women’s Day!
The team of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy compliments all the ladies on the 8th of March – the day of female charm and beauty!

Young calligraphers express their Holiday’s greetings

Young calligraphers express their Holiday’s greetings
On the 3d of March, a Holiday lesson was held by the children group of the Calligraphy school in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy. The schoolers guided by their teacher, Ekaterina Orfanova, created a Holiday calligraphic card and dedicated it to their moms, grandmothers and sisters.

Spring welcomed by light pen strokes in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy

Spring welcomed by light pen strokes in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy
The “Encounter with calligraphy” course attainment certificates were delivered in the Contemporary Museum of calligraphy. Within 15 hours of the course, the listeners got acquainted with the art of calligraphy, origins of the main historical scripts and they got an initial overview of the tools and the skills of their operation.

“Calligraphy is cool!”

“Calligraphy is cool!”
Semen Shevkunov is one of the young students in the National School of Calligraphy. As the Old Russian Writing course for children, led by Artem Lebedev, draws to a close, we clearly see some solid achievements despite limited time.

Creative environment of children's classes

Creative environment of children's classes
The class in the National School of Calligraphy on February the 17th was dedicated to the Fatherland Day. Guided by Ekaterina Orfanova, children were tasked to make cards and decorate them with diverse creative elements.

Calligraphy demonstration lesson jointed together people of all ages

Calligraphy demonstration lesson jointed together people of all ages
On Sunday, 10th of February, a demonstration lesson with profile “Calligraphy based on the italic cursive type” was held. The teacher Ekaterina Orfanova carried out a master class for the children and their parents in love with calligraphy, learning them to make a greeting card for the Saint Valentine’s Day.

St. Valentine’s Day workshop

St. Valentine’s Day workshop
On February 11th the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will dive into creativity, harmony and love as Ekaterina Orfanova, calligraphy artist and designer of Lacart Design, will hold a St. Valentine's Day cards making workshop. The event starts at 3:00 pm.

Graphology Myths and Handwriting Mysteries talk

Graphology Myths and Handwriting Mysteries talk
Your handwriting is one of the few things making you unique – there are no two identical handwritings in the world. Throughout history of the mankind, attempts were made to identify one's character based on the handwriting.

St. Valentine's Day workshop

St. Valentine's Day workshop
February is just about time to share warmth and create beauty! Are in you love or feel loved? Are you overwhelmed with what they call love? Or just fancy to cheer up on a dull February day? Whichever applies to you best, we are excited to invite you to attend the St. Valentine's Day workshop in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, scheduled for February 11 at 15:00.

Museum held workshop for calligraphy fans

Museum held workshop for calligraphy fans
On the Russian Students' Day, January 25, the museum held an introductory workshop led by calligrapher, designer and artist Artem Lebedev.

Fine handwriting made simple

Fine handwriting made simple
Fancy to harmonize with yourself, endure the big city induced stresses and find a way to self-express in a creative manner? If your answer is yes, then calligraphy and lettering is your choice. This winter the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy offers a wide selection of courses for everyone, starting from calligraphy 101 and through to the rare skill of fine Vyaz in pointed pen.