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I am writing to you… The largest world exhibition for calligraphy in Moscow Oksana Naralenkova The largest exhibition for the art of calligraphy opened one of these days in Moscow.
Afisha. The 2nd International Exhibition of Calligraphy (TN choice) A truly unique exhibition due to its scale and theme is to be held in the capital for the first time ever. Muscovites will have an opportunity to see thematic collections, rare handwritten books, writing and calligraphy utensils, a masterpiece of calligraphy listed in the Guinness Book of Records and many more.
Moscow presents the biggest collection of calligraphy masterpieces Moscow presents the biggest collection of calligraphy masterpieces. The showcased exhibits were brought together from 30 countries: Russia, Ukraine, the USA, Japan and others.
Calligraphy: between the past and future The 2nd International Exhibition of Calligraphy was launched in the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, which is located in Sokolniki Park, under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO with support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Visitors will see masterpieces of calligraphy from over thirty countries.
Writing on a fly's wings The culture and exhibition centre Sokolniki welcomes the 2nd International Exhibition of Calligraphy. Such a large scale culture event is being held in Moscow for the first time ever. It is organized under the aegis of the UNESCO Commission for the Russian Federation and Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The masters of calligraphy arrived in Moscow from across the world.
Afisha. A huge Exhibition of Calligraphy opened in Sokolniki Park, Moscow Sokolniki Park, Moscow saw the opening of a large exhibition of calligraphy unfolding in a five thousand square metre two-storey mobile pavilion. For the first time ever, the event was attended by Barbara Calzolari, Pope Benedict XVI’s calligrapher; Nja Mahdaoui, UNESCO calligrapher, artist of the Arab sheikhs; Chen Wenfu, Member of the Chinese Scientific Union of Antithetical Couplets.
The International Exhibition of Calligraphy

Sokolniki exhibition centre, October 15th – November 14th “Calligraphy is the art of putting the brush on paper properly, and then to properly take it off”, says one calligrapher. “It is so. But the written text is not only to make an effective impression”, says another.

A surprise from Georgia to the Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow Calligraphy (from Greek — “beautiful handwriting”) is the art of beautiful and neat handwriting.
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Calligraphy-expo.com — is a website dedicated to calligraphy. The 2nd International Exhibition of Calligraphy opens in Moscow on October 14th, which the website to highlights the history of written language, old manuscripts, modern researches in this area, the existing museums of calligraphy in the world.
Source: Vechernyaya Moskva, daily newspaper

The power of the nib “A man’s beauty is in the beauty of his handwriting. And it’s better still when a beautiful handwriting belongs to a man of wisdom,” an Eastern aphorism says. Today beautiful handwriting is reserved for the select few. Pressing the keys and moving the mouse we tend to forget how to use an ordinary ball pen to say nothing of calligrapher’s utensils, such as: brushes, reeds, bird quill, or metal pens. Calligraphy in general is perceived merely as a branch of aesthetics. However, experts believe the interest for the art of beautiful handwriting has seen a recent increase. This belief can be substantiated by the ever-extending collection of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy.
Source: Kultura (Culture), newspaper
Once upon a time Berlusconi gave an anthem to Medvedev Sokolniki Exhibition and Culture Centre saw the celebration of the first anniversary of the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, a private institution intensely amassing an exquisite collection of calligraphic masterpieces.
Source: Izvestia, newspaper
Hello... The museum has celebrated its first anniversary displaying a World Famous Mezuzah, a unique calligraphy masterpiece, listed in the Guinness World Records. Source: Metro
Lunatic Asylum and Other Free Entertainment Everyone likes to have fun for free. Many get so irritated at the unforeseen contingency of having to pay for listening to or watching something that they apply considerable effort to sustain beneficial bonds with a network of useful friends who would occasionally procure a free pass for them, or else, they apply for a job that would enable then to be personally incorporated into the entertainment industry seeking free invitations to exhibitions, plays, and concerts. The above mentioned options would not suit those who rarely switch to free-riding mode.
Source: Dengi magazine, Kommersant PH
Presentation about the International Exhibition of Calligraphy by Hans Maierhofer Presentation made by Hans Maierhofer, about the International Exhibition of Calligraphy.
Sakura bloomed in Moscow The first spring Sakura Festival of Japanese Culture, organized by the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and the National Union of Calligraphers, was in Moscow’s Sokolniki Park.
Source: Vechernyaya Moskva (Evening Moscow) newspaper
Moscow kicked off the Week of Japanese Culture Moscow kicked off the Week of Japanese Culture
Source: Metro, Russian daily newspaper
1001 kimonos at Sakura Festival Sakura Festival is opening tomorrow… no, today! I am so impressed with the hall, the organization and the organizing committee is great, I can talk about it a lot, but the photos will express my emotions much better, so I will be brief: from three exhibitions we had held, this one is a hundred percent the best in all aspects of museum business.
Letters in Sokolniki This museum is ephemeral in a somewhat scary way. Although a bold inscription that reads, “The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy”, has a bit of a hussar-like style and catches your eye at the very entrance to Sokolniki Park, the place is so democratic the idea of the exquisite art of calligraphy will be the last to cross your mind.
Source: The Kommersant-Weekend, newspaper
Sakura, the first spring festival of traditional Japanese art The festival is a non-profit, social and educational project. The project's organizers are the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy and the National Union of Calligraphers. According to their plan, the festival in Moscow will gather all art forms of Japan in one place, which were established and developed in the capital thanks to the efforts of Russian fans of Japanese culture.
From Goldkronach to Moscow: Wall decoration at the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy Art amateurs learnt about the affiliated company MVK Messen GmbH from Frankfurt at Klingspor Museum of Book and Typographic Art in Offenbach, there they also first heard the surname Wunderlich. The artist couple ideally matched the International Exhibition of Calligraphy in St. Petersburg.
Treasures of Calligraphy “In the beginning was the Word,” says the Gospel according to St. John. It was the spoken word, however, the word that was kept alive as long as generations of people passed the word on from person to person. When the chain broke, the word disappeared. It only became immortal after it was visually recorded by means of an alphabet, a system of symbols where each was assigned to a certain sound and had a shape of its own.
Source: The Diplomat magazine
Russian-Taiwanese relations: calligraphy, the ’pharmacy for the eyes’ The International Exhibition of Calligraphy drew the masters and connoisseurs of the calligraphic art from all over the world to St. Petersburg.
Source: Taiwanese panorama, magazine
To Russia with art Paintings by Manohar Desai, a city-based calligraphy artist have made a permanent place at the International Museum of Contemporary Calligraphy, Moscow, Russia. Now, he is among 68 artists from 26 countries, who have achieved a place at the Museum.
Source: Pune Mirror newspaper
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From September 16th – 21st the Repin State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in St.Petersburg hosted the International Exhibition of Calligraphy. The project was initiated by the Director General of MVK International Exhibition Company Alexey Shaburov.