Culture
28.11.2025
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Active preparations are underway for the International Day of Neutrality
Preparations are currently underway in all corners of our sovereign Homeland for the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality, which forms the basis of its peaceful and humane policy.
27.11.2025
1753
Folk melodies of Russia sound from the Turkmen stage
In Ashgabat, vivid performances by the Ural State Academic Russian Folk Choir are taking place on the stage of the Magtymguly National Music and Drama Theatre of Turkmenistan on November 26–27.
27.11.2025
1766
A poetry and music event was held at the Library named after Magtymguly in Kyiv
On November 26, 2025, the Library named after Magtymguly of the Svіchado Centralized Library System of the Department of Culture of the Svyatoshinsky District State Administration of the City of Kyiv hosted a poetry and music event, “Spiritual Lights: Skovoroda and Magtymguly”, dedicated to outstanding personalities of the 18th century, thinkers of the East and Ukraine – the Turkmen poet Magtymguly Pyragy and the Ukrainian philosopher and educator Hryhorii Skovoroda.
26.11.2025
1837
New evidence of ancient history and the priceless cultural heritage of the nation
On the 26th of November, specialists and researchers from the National administration wrote a new, vibrant page in the annals of national culture. As part of the large-scale effort to preserve and promote the rich national heritage, ceremonies were held to hand over archaeological finds to the State museum of the State cultural centre of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat and the Arkadag Museum of history and local lore.
26.11.2025
1845
Classic foreign drama on the stages of Turkmenistan’s theatres
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s status as a permanently neutral state, a Week of Foreign Drama is planned as a gift to lovers of stage art in the country’s theatres. At our request, Agamyrat Baltayev, Head of the Department of Theatres and Performing Arts Institutions of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, provided a detailed commentary on this event.
24.11.2025
2133
Films made in Turkmenistan to compete for the “Diamond Butterfly” film award
On November 21, the list of films submitted for consideration by the expert council of the Open Eurasian Film Award “Diamond Butterfly” was announced.
24.11.2025
1658
Exhibition of fine art in the style of abstraction opens in Ashgabat
An exhibition of Turkmen artists titled “The World of Abstraction” has opened at the Fine Arts Exhibition Center of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan. This style, based on the rejection of realistic depiction, emerged at the beginning of the last century.
22.11.2025
1956
Award ceremony held for creative contest winners dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Motherland’s neutrality
Over the course of its five-thousand-year history, the Turkmen people have established numerous states and made a tremendous contribution to enriching universal human culture.
22.11.2025
1556
Chopin’s enchanting music resounded in the Mukams Palace
The Mukams Palace of the State Cultural Centre of Turkmenistan hosted a charity concert by world-class Polish pianist Wojciech Waleczek, who performed, to a full house, Piano Concerto No. 1 by Frederic Chopin, an outstanding representative of the Romantic school of music.
22.11.2025
1499
Archaeological finds from historical and cultural monuments will enrich the collections of state museums in Turkmenistan
During a government meeting on the digital system on the 21st of November, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan B. Seyidova reported on the implementation of the «State Program for 2022–2028 for the careful preservation, protection, and study of national historical and cultural heritage sites, and the attraction of tourists to them».