page_title: Museum of Calligraphy
section_title: Contemporary museum of calligraphy Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: Museum of Calligraphy / Contemporary museum of calligraphy Timeline
caption_attribution_description: the exhibition openning ceremony
context_page_description: The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, dedicated to the art of calligraphy, is situated in Sokolniki Park, Moscow. The museum collection features calligraphy masterpieces from 65 countries. The concept was elaborated by Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre and the National Union of Calligraphers.
  The Museum was officially opened on August 14, 2008.
  Contemporary museum of calligraphy is a member of International Council of Museums, American Alliance of Museums and European Museum Forum. The exhibitions, organized by the museum, are supported be the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation and are granted the auspices. In 2009 the museum's project International Exhibition of Calligraphy was approved by UFI for high professional level of exhibitions organization. In 2010 the project entered the final three of exhibitions World Cup according to Exhibition News Awards. In 2010 the International Exhibition of Calligraphy was certified by Russian Union of exhibitions and fairs.
  The engaged initiator and the director of the museum is Alexey Shaburov, the President of Museum-educational complex Sokolniki.
context_section_description: August 14, 2008—the opening day of the Contemporary museum of calligraphy.
  September 16–21, 2008—The I International Exhibition of Calligraphy (Repin State Academic Institute of Painting Sculpture and Architecture, Saint Petersburg).
  December 9–14, 2008 — the exhibition “Mystery world of calligraphy”
  December 12, 2008 — the museum shows the first and only handwritten Constitution of Russian Federation. The author is Petr Chobitko, the Chairman of the National Union of Calligraphers. Today this unique exhibit is still in the museum.
  March 26, 2009 — master-class of famous Japanese calligraphers Sashida Nakefusa and Hirose Shoko.
  April 14–19, 2009 — festival of Japanese culture “Sakura” in the Contemporary museum of calligraphy.
  May 18, 2009 — the Contemporary museum of calligraphy become a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM).
  May 22, 2009 — the museum gets the auspice of the UNESCO RF Committee.
  May 23, 2009 — the Day of Slavonic culture.
  June 3, 2009 — the museum takes part in the 11th Moscow International Museum Festival “Intermuseum-2009”.
  June 30, 2009 — the museum starts the contest “Holy Script in Calligraphy”
  July 8, 2009 — at G8 summit Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi holly presented to the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev the Russian national anthem written by hand and beautifully illuminated. This work was created by The museum was asked by Marilena Ferrari-FMR publishing house to perform this Russian national anthem. So, a member of the National Union of Calligraphers Evgeny Drobyazin and an Italian calligrapher Barbara Calzolary, whose works are also displayed in the museum, created this anthem.
  August 14, 2009 — Museum's birthday. The museum gets new exhibit — the World largest Mezuzah written by a famous Israeli calligrapher Avraham Borshevsky. This scroll is by right included into the Guinness Book of World Records.
  September 23, 2009 — the museum gets a greeting letter from Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus.
  October 14 — November 14, 2009 — II International Exhibition of Calligraphy (Museum- educational complex Sokolniki, Moscow). A world-famous calligrapher, a member of the UNESCO international jury on distribution of art awards Nja Mahdaoui comes to the exhibition and gives some master-classes.
  November 25, 2009 — the project of the museum International Exhibition of Calligraphy are approved by UFI (Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) for high professional level of exhibitions.
  March 23, 2010 — the project International Exhibition of Calligraphy becomes a finalist of exhibitions World Cup according to Exhibition News Awards (London).
  March 26—28, 2010 — the Days of Japanese culture in the Contemporary museum of calligraphy.
  May 27—28, 2010 — the Days of Slavonic culture in the Contemporary museum of calligraphy.
  July 8, 2010 — the museum becomes a member of the American Association of Museum (AAM).
  August 1, 2010 — the museum becomes a member of the European Museum Forum (EMF).
  September 10–12, 2010 — III International Exhibition of Calligraphy (he territory of Yaroslav's Court, Vilikiy Novgorod). 37 000 visitors for 3 days.
  November 17, 2010 — a one-day exhibition of the birch-bark manuscripts and the Four Gospels from the Novgorod State United Museum-Reserve are held.
  November 18, 2010 — the opening ceremony of the National School of Calligraphy, initiated by the Contemporary museum of calligraphy. The main professor is a member of the National Union of Calligrapohers Yury Koverdiaev.
  February 3, 2011 — the projects of the museum are approved by Russian Union of exhibitions and fairs (RUEF).
  February 14, 2011 – St.Valentine’s Day. Calligraphers sign Valentine cards.
  March – May, 2011 – At weekends the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy accommodates chamber concerts of classic music.
  March 27, 2011 – The days of the Korean Script, Kim Jong Chil personally conducted a tour around the museum and a workshop.
  March 29–30, 2011 – Japanese Culture Days at the museum. Workshops conducted by Japanese calligraphers Sashida Takefusa and Hirose Shoko.
  June 1, 2011 – Calli
caption: Alexey Shaburov, Director of the Contemporary museum of calligraphy
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