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Pointed Pen at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy

Pointed Pen at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
Last Sunday, March 12th, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy held a workshop on pointed pen techniques. The teacher of the National School of Calligraphy Artyom Lebedev explained the basics of working with the pointed pen and the most popular script written with it: Copperplate.

Calligraphy and cadel flourishing at Broad Pen crash course

Calligraphy and cadel flourishing at Broad Pen crash course
On Sunday, March 5, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy saw a broad pen crash course. The 5-hour agenda provided a short timeframe to learn the theoretical background of broad pen writing, basic strokes and writing principles, and to create an original piece.

Spring calligraphy courses at the National School of Calligraphy

Spring calligraphy courses at the National School of Calligraphy
Spring is almost here, and new calligraphy courses are, too! It’s the right moment to enroll and fill the spring months with the beauty of letters.

Calligraphy and Music about Love workshop on February 12

Calligraphy and Music about Love workshop on February 12
We are excited to invite you to the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy on February 12 where we will talk and write about love! Calligraphy as the art of fine writing depicts the nature of time in a graphic fashion, with its own perception and style. You can hardly confuse austere and ornamental Blackletter with airy and elegant Copperplate. But there is one feeling that unites any writing style, which is love. Different history periods used to see people discover new facets of love.

New Year greeting card from our young calligraphers

New Year greeting card from our young calligraphers
Last Saturday, December 24th, was this year’s final class of the children's calligraphy course. The class, unsurprisingly, was dedicated to the coming holidays: the students were to create New Year greeting cards. The teacher’s idea was that doing this, they should apply all the skills they have gained over the three months of studying pointed pen calligraphy. The kids were to create a greeting composition combining text and decorative elements, using pointed pen only

Creating inspiration for the New Year

Creating inspiration for the New Year
Last Sunday, December 25th, the Brushes and Brush Pen Calligraphy workshop was held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. The workshop was presented by Darina Biryulina, a young calligrapher, designer and graphic artist from Saint Petersburg. Darina shared her views on why calligraphy has been getting popular again; explained the difference between calligraphy and lettering; and demonstrated how to work with brushes and brush pen

Calligraphy courses presentation

Calligraphy courses presentation
This Saturday, November 26, at 01.00 pm we will be holding the presentation of the calligraphy courses of the National School of Calligraphy!

Graduation of the autumn calligraphy courses

Graduation of the autumn calligraphy courses
Last week the National School of Calligraphy saw the final classes of the Basic, Pointed pen and Lettering courses.

Calligraphy courses presentation

Calligraphy courses presentation
Dear friends! On Saturday, November 26, at 01.00 pm we invite you to a presentation of the calligraphy courses of the National School of Calligraphy!

Illumination workshop

Illumination workshop
On Sunday, October 30, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy saw the illumination workshop by Norwegian calligraphy artist Bas Vlam.

Test of the quill

Test of the quill
Saturday, October 29, our young calligraphy students had a chance to time-travel: guided by the teacher Artyom Lebedev they tried to write with a real quill.

New enrollment to calligraphy courses

New enrollment to calligraphy courses
The National School of Calligraphy announces new enrollment for winter calligraphy courses: the Basic course; Uncial and Slavic scripts; Pointed Pen; Lettering.

Classes in the Calligraphy School have started!

Classes in the Calligraphy School have started!
Classes in the National School of Calligraphy have started on September 13. For many it's been the first encounter with the art of calligraphy

On the 3rd of September the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy opened its doors for visitors again

On the 3rd of September the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy opened its doors for visitors again
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy presented to the visitors the renewed exposition On Saturday, September 3, 2016, the most welcome guests came to the exhibition. The magic of calligraphy creates a peculiar atmosphere in the halls, and the visitors couldn’t help feeling it. Everyone immersed in the festive mood

3rd September 2016: Doors Open Day at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy!

3rd September 2016: Doors Open Day at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy!
This Saturday, if you come to the Museum, you will have a chance to see Museum’s new permanent exposition for free, as well as attend the presentations of the children’s and adult calligraphy courses of the National School of Calligraphy!

Presentation of the children’s calligraphy course held in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy

Presentation of the children’s calligraphy course held in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy
In our time of computer technologies many parents are worried about their children losing the skill of handwriting. Calligraphy classes can help deal with this problem.

Presentation of the children’s course

Presentation of the children’s course
Dear friends!
We invite you and your kids to the presentation of the calligraphy course for children.

New enrollment to the School of Calligraphy

New enrollment to the School of Calligraphy

The National School of Calligraphy working at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy announces new enrollment to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd level groups and to the Lettering course.

New graduation at the National School of Calligraphy

New graduation at the National School of Calligraphy
On May 24, 2016 students of the National School of Calligraphy of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels had their final classes. Our students said the 10 weeks of studying passed only too fast, and they felt sad about saying goodbye to their new friends.

Graduation of the children’s group at the National School of Calligraphy

Graduation of the children’s group at the National School of Calligraphy
On April 30, 2016 the final class of the new children’s course “Calligraphy basics” was held at the National School of Calligraphy. Taught by the School’s teacher Artyom Lebedev, the kids had learned the basic writing, the Italian cursive script, and the main rules of lettering and text decoration.

Workshop: Japanese calligraphy and Ikebana

Workshop: Japanese calligraphy and Ikebana
On April, 10 at 02.00 pm the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy will hold a workshop on Japanese calligraphy and the art or Ikebana.

Changes in the National School of Calligraphy course programme

Changes in the National School of Calligraphy course programme
Dear friends! In March the study programme of the National School of Calligraphy will change.

The workshops due to be held on February 21st are rescheduled to April 17th.

The workshops due to be held on February 21st are rescheduled to April 17th.
Dear friends! Please note that the workshops “Writing traditions of Veliky Novgorod” have been rescheduled for April 17th, 2016. Workshop organizers and calligrapher Michail Danilov present their apologies for the inconvenience.

Enrollment to the National School of Calligraphy

Enrollment to the National School of Calligraphy
You can still join the adult groups at the National School Of Calligraphy working on the base of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy. We invite students to apply for the 1st, 2nd and 4rd levels of calligraphy and lettering courses.