News First Prev 82 83 84 85 86 Next Last May 4, 2011 The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy received a commendation from the Japanese Ambassador to Russia The Days of Japanese Culture exhibition, which was attended by Sashida Takefusa and Hirose Shoko, famous calligraphers from Tokyo and Ichikawa, respectively, has been recently held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy More April 29, 2011 'Mad genius' makes calligraphy special in Somerville When you receive an envelope from Pier Gustafson, you know you have been delivered something special. It is not a court summons, a coupon book, a cable bill, or even a letter from an old friend. More April 29, 2011 Master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu to visit the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy The Greatest Dzogchen master of our time, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu has visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, lecturing at the Buddhist Dzogchen forum in Sokolniki. More April 27, 2011 Queen Elizabeth gives formal consent to Royal Wedding Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has given formal consent to the marriage between her grandson Prince William and Catherine Middleton. More April 25, 2011 Arabic Calligraffiti: How Calligraphy Found Its Way Into Urban Arts Recent developments in the Middle East have given its “creative class” an unprecedented level of freedom to tag, draw, subvert, and write in public spaces. More April 22, 2011 Art of calligraphy spurs second spring for dried leaves The leaves were alone as they fell from the branch to the ground. But a real art lover appeared before them, putting their solitude to an end. More April 22, 2011 Representatives of the Moscow City Government visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy On April 22, 2011 Yulia Grimalskaya, Deputy Head of Family and Youth Policy Department of Moscow, and her assistant visited the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Sokolniki More April 20, 2011 Bringing Letters to Life Truth be told, I knew this would happen at some point — interviewing a non-Jewish artist who makes Jewish art, but I didn’t think it would happen so soon. More April 18, 2011 Tom Hodgkinson: 'Nothing dates so fast as a futurist' The futurists out there would have us believe that ugly utilitarian devices such as the Kindle and other e-readers will gradually replace sheets of printed paper bound with glue or string. More April 17, 2011 Music by Chopin and Rachmaninoff at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy On April 17, 2011 an awesome atmosphere concert “Oh, God hast the music, what wondrous sounds exist on Earth!” was held at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy More April 15, 2011 King Kowloon's “Wordaland” Some people think that Tsang Tsou-choi is mad. The self-proclaimed King Kowloon used the city of Hong Kong as his royal parchment to send messages to his people. More April 13, 2011 The Bible scribed calligraphically… by a robot A German creative trio from Robotlab have invented a very uncommon robot, to be specific — an automatic manipulator, which writes down the Bible on rolls of paper. The machine draws the calligraphic lines with high precision. More April 11, 2011 Traditional Hebrew calligraphy swirls into cutting-edge font Avant-garde graphic artist endeavors to salvage the ancient Jewish art from its religious image. More April 10, 2011 The Harp: from Baroque to Jazz concert successfully held today at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy On April 10 the Museum Quarter at Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre hosted a concert entitled “The Harp: from Baroque to Jazz” as part of an open Harp Today festival More April 8, 2011 The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy surprised the guests of a Japanese restaurant The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy arranged a calligraphic soiree for its new partner, Planet of Sushi restaurant chain, in honor of the launch of new special dishes and drinks. More April 8, 2011 Calligraphotherapy The term “calligraphotherapy” is based on the words: “calligraphy” (from Greek Κάλλος — beauty, γράφω — write) and “therapy” (from Greek Θεραπεία — care, treatment). More April 7, 2011 Man writes using 43 different body parts Cao Ruiqin, 44, can form the elegant markings using his eyes, ear hole, nostrils, finger gap, wrist, armpit, belly button, elbow and knee joints. More April 6, 2011 Annual calligraphy competition in Japan According to the ancient tradition, Japanese make calligraphy to celebrate the New Year: they write letters, symbolic hieroglyphs, or good wishes More March 30, 2011 All-Russian Invalid Society at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy The Days of Japanese Culture at the Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre were attended by representatives and members of the All-Russian Invalid Society, a Moscow south-eastern district organization. More March 29, 2011 The Days of Japanese Culture in Sokolniki The Days of Japanese Culture continue the Asian cultural festival in Sokolniki Park More March 28, 2011 Russia's Chief Rabbi has visited Sokolniki Berel Lazar, Russia's Chief Rabbi has visited the Days of Korean Script exhibition at Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre being a special guest of Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy More March 27, 2011 Opening of the Days of Korean script On Sunday, March 27 the Contemporary museum of calligraphy hosted the opening ceremony of the Days of Korean Script — the first event in a four-day festival of Asian culture More March 25, 2011 Calligraphy helps residents of Tokyo The art of calligraphy is intended to help the Japanese to gain strength in the turmoil of emergency stricken Tokyo More March 22, 2011 Back to school! Today, the second intake of the National School of Calligraphy began their studies of the art of beautiful handwriting. 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