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The Whole Dynamics of Life

These days, a personal exhibition of a sculptor Orazmurat Gurbanov to mark the 70th anniversary of the master, took place at the Exhibition Centre of the Directorate of Art Exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan. In total, over one hundred bronze works are presented. Having thoroughly studied the life of the Turkmen village, the sculptor embodies in his works images inspired by his own impressions. The main features of author’s style of O. Gurbanov are polyphony of images and dynamism. His works, according to art critics, are distinguished not only by plasticity, but also by a special philosophical view. The master seems to give the viewer something to think about without placing bright accents.

16 hours ago

Culture

New Talents Start Shining

The city round of the television competition of amateur young artists “Ýaňlan, Diýarym!” ended with bright performances at an improvised festive site in front of the Ruhiyet Palace in the city of Arkadag. This year, the city stage of this popular talent show, traditionally held as part of the competition “Türkmeniň Altyn asyry” proclaimed by the President of Turkmenistan and devoted to the Independence Day of the Motherland, was held for the first time in the new city of Arkadag.

19 July 2024

Culture

Increasing the Spiritual and Creative Potential of Turkmen Society — Advancement to new Heights of Development

The City of Arkadag Hosts Participants of the Week of Culture  The grand opening of the Week Culture-2024 took place at Aman Gulmammedov State Drama Theatre in the city of Arkadag. The creative action, initiated by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, was aimed at the preservation, in-depth study and popularisation of national culture, demonstrating its ever-increasing role in the development of the state and society and its enormous peace-making potential.

28 June 2024

Culture

Celebration of Culture

The Turkmen people have been developing their culture for centuries. Culture is the soul of the people. Today, the Turkmen people celebrate the holiday of culture, the holiday of the wonders born from the people. The celebration of this holiday for the first time in Arkadag, a new smart city, is a source of great pride in hearts. The opening ceremony of the Culture Week was held in the State Drama Theater named after Aman Gulmamedov of the new city. On the initiative of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the cultural forum, which has been held regularly since 2013, provides an opportunity to get to know the historical and cultural heritage of our people, which has greatly contributed to the treasure of universal values, and the well-known culture and artists of the country. It is held on the eve of Magtymguly Pyragy's poetry day.

25 June 2024

Culture

Turkmen Carpets — Masterpieces of High Art

The capital hosted events marking Turkmen Carpet Day, which is annually celebrated on the last Sunday of May – an exhibition of carpets and carpet products, and the XXIV Meeting of the World Association of Turkmen Carpet Connoisseurs. Turkmen Carpet Day, established as a sign of the recognition and veneration of the unique cultural heritage of the nation – the art of hand-made carpet weaving, in honour of skilled craftswomen, whose talent and inspired work create amazingly beautiful carpets, has become one of the striking examples of the preservation of the age-old decorative and applied arts and unperishable values of the cultural and spiritual heritage of the nation. The carpets that have gained admiration of the world mirror the best qualities of the people and, most importantly, their inherent integrity and high spirituality.

31 May 2024

Culture

Symbol of Strength and Grace

“The Ahalteke horse, born in the Turkmen land, is a symbol of amazing harmony, beauty, grace and unsurpassed swiftness, bestowed by nature and developed by the labour and mind of man,” these words of the Hero-Arkadag extremely precisely and expressively characterise the famous Ahalteke horse. Since time immemorial, the Turkmen people live in harmony with the surrounding nature; they tamed wild horses and raised the Ahalteke horse.

26 April 2024

Culture

Ancient Chest of Amulets

At the foot of the Kopetdag Mountains, there is a traditional dwelling – a yurt. The place there is wonderful, clean springs, rich harvests and hospitable residents... But I, as an ethnographer and researcher of material culture, am interested in protective and magical objects in the decorative and applied arts of the Turkmen. And in the house, there is a whole treasure of magical objects – an old decorated chest. As the villagers say, sandyk (Turkmen) had a special place in the wedding rites of the Turkmen people. Ancient family relics, in particular amulets and talismans, protected the owner of the chest. Many peoples of the world use amulets, and women often feel more protected with them.

23 February 2024

Culture

Book by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov presented at Embassy of Turkmenistan in Moscow

«7/24. tm» № 07 (194), 12.02.2024 A series of events dedicated to the 300th birth anniversary of the genius of Turkmen literature Magtymguly Fraghi started within the walls of the diplomatic mission of Turkmenistan in the Russian Federation.

12 February 2024

Culture

Great Things are Accomplished with the Power of the Pen and the Word

Independent neutral Turkmenistan today is experiencing a genuine upswing in the state and public life, and it has gained great authority in the Community of Nations as a peace-loving country open to equal cooperation. And the initiative of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Dialogue Is a Guarantee of Peace” set the vector for new approaches to solving pressing problems of our time. Glorifying the present, we remember the great ancestors, whose names are inscribed with golden letters in the history of the Turkmen people, and their deeds that became a guide for descendants. He was a descendant of the Garagoyunly Turkmen. He was called the Khan of all Khans, thanks to whom the Mughal state in India was brought to the level of an empire. A skilled diplomat with the power of pen and word, Bairam Khan the Turkmen achieved great success in strengthening peace, preventing wars and establishing good relations between India and the states of the Middle East. And with his immortal verses he revealed for humanity the rich spiritual world of the Turkmen people.

9 February 2024

Culture

At the Origins of Civilisation

One wise man once said, “The sand of oblivion covers the traces of those who passed through our land”. But that is not true. The spirit of learning and the ineradicable desire to open new pages of history always lives in people. Among those who discovered the earliest centres of grain farming on the planet for the world, in search of disappeared civilisations in the sand dunes of Turkmenistan, was an American Raphael Pumpelly. Turkmenistan is a country with a continuous millennia-old history and is rich in historical monuments dating back to different periods. The borders of the habitats of ancient farmers or proto-urban centres can still be seen on some mounds that are scattered throughout the country. The ruins of ancient fortresses have also been preserved.

2 February 2024

Culture