On 27 June, Turkmenistan celebrated the Day of Workers of Culture and Art and the poetry of Magtymguly Pyragy. The week of culture dedicated to this date ended with a gala concert of masters of the arts in the ‘Türkmeniň ak öýi’ building in the ‘Nowruz ýaýlasy’ valley of the Ak Bugday etrap of the Ahal velayat, according to the state news agency TDH.

Throughout the week, exhibitions, concerts, theatre performances, conferences, seminars and creative evenings were held in different parts of the country. Both stage artists and young representatives of the cultural sphere took part in them.

Special attention was paid to the creative legacy of the great poet and humanist Magtymguly Pyragy. At the foot of the monument built in Ashgabat, a flower-laying ceremony was held with the participation of members of the Mejlis, representatives of public associations, the media and students.

The central event was a festive concert featuring performances by folk and distinguished artists, folklore and dance groups.

A special place in the programme was given to compositions based on poems by Magtymguly Pyragy and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, as well as the traditional dance kushtdepdi, included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.