The amazing Contemporary museum of calligraphy to host the exhibition in 2012
By popular demand, this year the exhibition to last longer than usual — from November the 1st to December the 15th of 2012. A lot of pleasant surprises such as some workshops by the leading calligraphers (including for kids), live music and much more await visitors to the exhibition.
For the first time in the project’s history, the visitors have a unique opportunity to virtually visit remote corners of the world! Based on the participants’ wishes, the exposition to be thematically replaced for several times — in six weeks it will gradually move visitors from Europe to Asia and from West to East directly at the Contemporary museum of calligraphy.
International exhibition of calligraphy is the world's largest project for fancy writing and writing as a fine art. Since 2009, the project has been carried out under the auspices of the Commission RF for UNESCO and the Russian Ministry for Cultural Affairs. The highest level of the project was marked by UFI,the Global Association of Exhibition Industry. The main exhibition organizer – Contemporary museum of calligraphy – is a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM-Russia), American Association of Museums (AAM) and the European Museum Forum (EMF). In 2010 the International exhibition of calligraphy was included in the top three best shows of the world according to Exhibition News Awards.
The first Russian International exhibition of calligraphy was successfully held in St. Petersburg (September 16-21, 2008), second event was in Moscow (October 14 – November 14, 2009), and the third – in Velikiy Novgorod (September 10– 2, 2010). The extent to which a growing interest in calligraphy can be expressed is eloquent of the figures: the number of visitors is increasing year by year, if the St. Petersburg was attended by 17 000 people, Moscow’s by 30 000 people, thus the Novgorod exhibition saw more than 37 000 visitors.
Master-classes by the best calligraphers are an integral part of every exhibition
The International exhibition of calligraphy had the powers to unite people of different faiths from multinational Russia and other countries. High significance of the project was highlighted in the letters from the heads of the main religions: the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, Chairman of the Russian Mufti Council mufti sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, president of the Russian Association of Buddhists Alexander Koibagarov, a representative of the Holy See in Russia, the Apostolic Nuncio Antonio Mennini.
"Remember not the sins of my youth and ignorance of mine …"
psalm 24, verse 7
Author: Petr Chobitko
(Russia)
"Remember not the sins of my youth..."
psalm 25, verse 7
Author: Avraham Borshevsky
(Israel)
"This day let no reproach be (cast) on you..."
surah 12 (Yusuf), ayah 92
Author: Nassar Mansour
(Jordan)
Among the exhibits of the International exhibition of calligraphy you will find renowm lettering masterpieces from more than 40 countries, including those listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Calligraphy paintings, objects of applied calligraphy, materials and writing tools, unique artifacts: handwritten Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Decalogue, sacred mantra, the World Famous Mezuzah, miniatures "Calligraphy on the wings of a fly" and many others. The display usually consists of works from the Sacred Calligraphy collection.
First and the only for now Handwritten Constitution of the Russian Federation
Author: Petr Chobitko
(Russia)
Decalogue (Ten Commandments)
Publisher “Rare book from St.Petersburg”
The World Famous Mezuzah
Deuteronomy 6 : 4-9, 11 : 13-21
Listed in the Guinness World Records
Author: Avraham Borshevsky
(Israel)
Organizer: Contemporary museum of calligraphy supported by the and Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre.
Mission: to keep the unique art of calligraphy alive for the future generations.
General info on ECC Sokolniki:
Tel. +7 495 995 05 95
