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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

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Leonid Pronenko and his scholars' exhibition in the Krasnodar museum

Leonid Pronenko and his scholars' exhibition in the Krasnodar museum
The exhibition of Leonid Pronenko and his scholars' calligraphy opened in Krasnodar Museum named after F.A. Kovalenko on August 26. It marks the 100th anniversary of the famous Estonian master Villu Toots.

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Contest: Calligraphy about Moscow

Contest: Calligraphy about Moscow
The new exposition of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy due to open on September 3, 2016 features an artwork by the French calligrapher Cyril Simon, “Moscow”. We’d like to offer everyone a chance to express their love to the Russian capital, so we announce a calligraphy contest dedicated to Moscow.

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Masterpieces of Chinese painting on exhibit in New York

Masterpieces of Chinese painting on exhibit in New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has one of the largest collections of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. An exhibition dubbed 'Masterpieces of Chinese Painting from the Metropolitan Collection' is giving visitors a chance to see these ancient works of art up close.

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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!

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The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy gets an exclusive fountain pen as a gift

The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy gets an exclusive fountain pen as a gift
Recently, an exclusive writing instrument has been presented to the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy: a limited edition fountain pen “La Torre di Pisa” by Montegrappa

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On September 3 Contemporary museum of calligraphy opens its doors again after the summer holidays

On September 3 Contemporary museum of calligraphy opens its doors again after the summer holidays
Dear friends! The Contemporary museum of calligraphy opens its doors again after the summer holidays, on September 3. We welcome our old friends and new visitors to our renewed permanent exhibition.

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Gemang Jampal takes Tibetan calligraphy further

Gemang Jampal takes Tibetan calligraphy further
At the heart of Tibetan culture is Tibetan calligraphy. It serves not only as a historical record but a vehicile that has helped with the preservation of Buddhism over a millennia. Now a Tibetan calligraphy artist is putting 35 years of his best works on display in an exhibition at the Tibet Museum.

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Jan Gan Man stands up for regional scripts

Jan Gan Man stands up for regional scripts
Calligraphy artist Achyut Palav is calling attention to the regional scripts of India through his short film Jan Gan Man, which was released on Wednesday.

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The calligraphy exhibition "Image and letter - 2016" will take place at The National Museum of the Altai Republic

The calligraphy exhibition "Image and letter - 2016" will take place at The National Museum of the Altai Republic
The calligraphy exhibition «Image and letter» organized by The Centre of the Art of Calligraphy "From Az to Izhitsa" and which is held annually in Saint-Petersburg will take place at The National Museum named after A.V. Anokhin (Altai Republic)

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Calligraphy courses from the owner of the florist shop

Calligraphy courses from the owner of the florist shop
The owner of the Gomel florist shop Daria Rudykh has started up the calligraphy courses. Calligraphy has been her hobby for a long time now and she even practices it at work.

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Monk’s artistic take on peace and inner strength

Monk’s artistic take on peace and inner strength
LONG Hua Art Museum, a gallery in Seri Kembangan, will be hosting a Great Zen Exhibition featuring Chinese ink artworks by Rev Da Chan.

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We announce A CONTEST! An exclusive free museum tour at stake!

We announce A CONTEST! An exclusive free museum tour at stake!
Dear friends!
To celebrate its approaching Birthday, the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy announces a context for our followers!

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Bestselling calligraphy watermelons from China

Bestselling calligraphy watermelons from China
A villager in Henan province has sold 3,000 kilograms of watermelons in just 11 days by carving calligraphy in the outer skins, a mainland news website reports. Gu Xinliang, a 56-year-old from Pingdingshan, found that the calligraphies he carved on the watermelons for fun created a significant boom in his sales. 

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Lecture on calligraphy and typography in St. Petersburg

Lecture on calligraphy and typography in St. Petersburg
Friday, August 12, the Open Salon of the Lermontov Central Library in St. Petersburg will host calligrapher and graphic artist Yuliana Morgun, who will give a lecture on calligraphy and typography.

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Typetersburg, the International Festival of Type Design

Typetersburg, the International Festival of Type Design
July 25 to August 10 Typetersburg, the first international festival of type design, takes place in St. Petersburg. It is the first international event in ST. Petersburg themed around type design, typography, lettering and calligraphy. For two weeks, Petersburg has turned into Typetersburg – the center of global type design.

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Calligraphy Takes Flight in an Award-Winning Animation

Calligraphy Takes Flight in an Award-Winning Animation
Amidst a desert landscape, birds of different breeds fly, eat, swim, and transform, shedding feathers or tails. These birds are crafted from calligraphy and ornament designs: the lines of letters brought to life as beautifully animated birds. 

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Indian calligrapher Muqtar Ahmed wins top prize at Cairo International Festival

Indian calligrapher Muqtar Ahmed wins top prize at Cairo International Festival
Muqtar Ahmed, an Indian Arabic calligrapher, has won one of the top prizes at the Cairo International Festival for Arabic Calligraphy. The Bengaluru-based calligrapher’s work was selected for second prize from among 700 works by 115 participating artists from 15 Arab and other countries.

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Lettering artist from St. Petersburg created Soviet versions of global brand logos

Lettering artist from St. Petersburg created Soviet versions of global brand logos
Professional designer, calligrapher and lettering artist from St. Petersburg Mike Levchenko created a set of logos of global brands made in Soviet-time stylistics.

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International Festival of Arabic Calligraphy in Cairo

International Festival of Arabic Calligraphy in Cairo
With the launch of the Cairo International Festival for Arabic Calligraphy, the Art Gallery at Cairo Opera House has been filled with different types of calligraphic works that reflect the beauty of the Arabic calligraphy.

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Vatican Digitises 1,600-year-old Vergil’s Aeneid Manuscript

Vatican Digitises 1,600-year-old Vergil’s Aeneid Manuscript
The ancient manuscript is now available online.
A scribe and three artists made a decorated manuscript of the Aeneid by Vergil in about 400. Now, almost 1,600 years later, Vatican has made a digital copy of the surviving fragments of the original work. The ancient manuscript known as the Vergilius Vaticanus that contains one of the world’s most ancient examples of Latin poetry is available online for free.

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Students from around the world showcase their art in Japan

Students from around the world showcase their art in Japan
Japanese and overseas high school students had a rare opportunity of winning awards given by the prime minister, other ministers and the media at a ceremony at the 17th International High School Arts Festival in Tokyo on July 3.

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Innovative Exhibition Showcases Calligraphy in 16,384 Ways

Innovative Exhibition Showcases Calligraphy in 16,384 Ways
Seven large kinetic installations are turning calligraphy into a dynamic, moving art form that can be seen in 16,384 different ways.

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Russian calligraphy contest in Milan

Russian calligraphy contest in Milan
On June 6, which is the Day of the Russian Language, the Russian Centre at the University of Milan announced a calligraphy contest.

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