Jewel of Art
The Contemporary museum of calligraphy opened in Moscow turned out to be the most heartwarming cultural event of the year.
The Contemporary museum of calligraphy is the first museum in Russia, dedicated to the art of handwriting.
Recently it became an institutional member of the International council of museums (ICOM).
Our mission is to form a beautiful and healthy society. The
museum was initiated by MVK International Exhibition Company, the
National Union of Calligraphers and Sokolniki Exhibition Centre. All
across the world, including Turkey, China, Japan and UAE, there are the
museums displaying permanent calligraphy expositions. However, there
were no such museums in Russia yet. The Museum was officially opened on August 14, 2008.
The
Museum exposition presents unique samples of the lettering arts, the
world masterpieces created by recognized calligraphy masters. The
exhibiting items include refined specimens of Slavonic and European
lettering, the elegant works of the Jewish and Arabian calligraphy
schools, strict forms of classical Japanese calligraphy, the examples
of ancient Chinese writing, telling the history of its origination and
demonstrating new aspects of visual arts, as well as Russian and
foreign books on art of calligraphy, the rare hand-written editions,
writing utensils of the past and the present.
After
the International exhibition of calligraphy was held on September in
St.Petersburg the museum exposition was enriched five times more.
In autumn the collection was enriched by a real pearl — the
Hand-written Constitution of the Russian Federation created by the
National Union of Calligraphers. The visitors have also a chance to
enjoy the calligraphy works made by the students of the famous masters
— the young men who’ve just started their way in calligraphy.
Contemporary
museum of calligraphy combines painting and graphics, and solves the
problem of culture and leisure matching; it answers the question of
where to go in Moscow and what art galleries and museums to visit. The
museum exposition will excite both children and adults and make a fine
addition to school and university curriculum. As for the students of
art schools and colleges, it will be a demonstrative example for a
sequence of lectures and will reveal the essence of visual art and
painting techniques of the artists described in books on art.
The
Museum is located in the Sokolniki culture and recreation park. See the
museum schedule, current events guide and detailed location map at the
museum's Web-site.
Dear visitors, the excursion should be only booked in advance.
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1 Sokolnichesky Val, pavilion 7, Moscow |
Address for correspondence:
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107113, Moscow, 5th Luchevoy prosek, 2, building 1, POB 137
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| Phone: |
+7 495 728 77 58 (ext. 572) |
| Fax: |
+7 495 925 34 89 |
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Site:
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http://www.calligraphy-museum.com |
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