Culture
26.11.2025
2528
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
2722
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
2235
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
2576
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
2180
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
2118
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».
22.11.2025
1696
True talents are growing in the Dashoguz School of arts
The Dashoguz velayat School of arts can be called a true forge of young talents. Over the years, it has helped identify and develop talent and provide a foundation for future professional careers for many of her students.
21.11.2025
1847
Turkmen craftsmen participated at Saudi International Handicrafts Week
The third edition of the Saudi International Handicrafts Week, also known as Banan, is held from 13 to 26 November 2025 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the patronage of Culture Minister Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan.
21.11.2025
1788
A symbol of the unbreakable Turkmen–Kazakh friendship
A song and music celebration titled “Turkmenistan – the Land of Friendship and Brotherhood” was held at the State Drama Theatre named after Saparmyrat Turkmenbashy the Great in Balkan velayat. The event became a symbol of the friendly relations between the Turkmen and Kazakh peoples.
21.11.2025
1704
The Turkmen miniature exhibition impresses with its diversity
The Art Gallery of the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan opened an exhibition of Turkmen miniature art, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s status of permanent neutrality.