The date is associated with the signing on April 15, 1935 in Washington of the treaty "On the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historical Monuments", which became known in international legal practice as the Roerich Pact.
The initiative to mark the day of the signing of the Pact as the International Day of Culture was made in 1998 by the public organization International League for the Defense of Culture, founded in 1996 by the International Center of the Roerichs.
Since that time, in many cities of Russia and around the world on April 15, a solemn celebration of the Day of Culture has been held with the raising of the Banner of Peace. In some cities of Russia, the International Day of Culture has been held since 1995.
In December 2008, at the initiative of public organizations in Russia, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Latvia, Lithuania, the International Movement was created to establish April 15 as the World Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace.
The proposal to hold a World Day of Culture was put forward by the artist Nicholas Roerich in 1931 in the Belgian city of Bruges at a conference dedicated to the promotion of an international treaty for the protection of cultural property. Roerich considered culture to be the main driving force on the path to the improvement of human society, he saw in it the basis for the unity of people of different nationalities and religions. At the same time, the main task of the Day of Culture was named - a broad appeal to beauty and knowledge.
Nicholas Roerich wrote: “Let us also affirm the World Day of Culture, when in all churches, in all schools and educational societies at the same time, they will be enlightenedly reminded of the true treasures of mankind, of the creative heroic enthusiasm, of the improvement and adornment of life.”
Roerich proposed the first international legal act on the protection of artistic and scientific institutions and historical monuments.
The idea of the need to conclude a special agreement on the protection of cultural monuments during wars arose and was expressed by him in 1904-1905 during the Russo-Japanese War at a meeting of the Russian Architectural Society. In 1929, Roerich came up with a draft of the Pact and addressed the peoples and governments of all countries.
In the 1930s, a public movement of supporters of the conclusion of the Pact unfolded, in a number of countries societies of the Roerich Pact were created. In 1931-1932, two international conferences devoted to the Pact were held in the Belgian city of Bruges; in 1933, a third conference was held in Washington, which recommended that the governments of all countries sign the document.
The signing of the Roerich Pact took place on April 15, 1935 in Washington at the White House by representatives of 21 states of the American continent. Franklin Roosevelt, Romain Rolland, Bernard Shaw, Rabindranath Tagore, Herbert Wells, Albert Einstein spoke in their time in support of the Pact.
The International Day of Culture is annually dedicated to various events - exhibitions, round tables, conferences, etc.
The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources
So that every person can feel and see all the beauty of this world, feel the culture of history and modernity, and also contribute to the development of culture, every year on April 15, a holiday is celebrated on our planet - International Day of Culture.
This holiday has been celebrated since 1935, it was then that the international treaty "On the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historical Monuments", known as the Roerich Pact, established this solemn day.
Back in the early 20th century, the famous artist and cultural figure Nicholas Roerich developed the idea of preserving historical monuments and cultural values. This idea was massively supported by other prominent figures of science and art.
At the same time, a distinctive sign was invented to protect the cultural objects of the entire Earth - the "Banner of Peace", it is also called the Banner of Culture - a white canvas with three amaranth circles, symbolizing the cultural achievements of mankind in the past, present and future. These circles are enclosed in the ring of Eternity, which means Culture has lived, lives and will live on the whole Earth, in every country and in the heart of each of us.
International Day of Culture is celebrated in almost all countries accordingly: bright gala concerts, magnificent exhibitions of national cultures, meetings, lectures and conferences on fascinating and relevant cultural topics, evenings of classical and modern music, as well as poetry, theater and dance performances, various shows and much more. other. The tradition of the holiday is the raising of the Banner of Peace and congratulations to all workers in the cultural sphere.
I want to congratulate you on the Day of Culture
Everyone who works with a soul,
Who is creativity for the joy of people
He brings his own into the big world.
Let interesting ideas
Never run out!
I wish you creative success
And inspiration for the year!
Happy International Day of Culture.
Good to you, strength and inspiration,
May the muse never leave
Pushes for accomplishment.
I wish you recognition
Difficult at work
Let it be on your shoulder
Always a project.
International Day of Culture
Today we celebrate together
beautiful creative ideas
We now wish the masters.
Beautiful, bright productions,
Good songs, kind words,
May the muse never take off
Your creative shackles with you.
Let inspiration not leave
And talent is revealed
Servant of creativity, culture
It's a real diamond.
Like a literary hero
I express myself culturally
That's how it's supposed to be now
On the day of culture, believe it or not.
I will shy away from bad words,
Talk anywhere and everywhere
Compliments, here.
Well I'm cultured, Yoshkin cat!
Happy Culture Day today
I hasten to congratulate you
I wish cultural
Each was one of us.
Let them open the doors
theaters and museums,
Concert venues
Let them not be empty.
cultured, educated
Let the people be
Culture in full swing
Let it go to the masses.
Happy International Day of Culture
I would like to congratulate everyone.
The day that makes up the sculpture
What bears the title is a man.
What is very distinct
Us from those who live on earth.
Culture paints, elevates
And makes us all stronger.
We're all getting richer
Expanded is our horizon.
Us music, literature, painting
He calls for himself.
Culture opens the world.
Her worker - hello!
Happy International Day of Culture!
Let everything be inspired
I wish the waves of happiness overwhelmed
Dreams come true all of a sudden.
I wish creativity is everywhere
Gave you joy and love
So that every day is like a miracle
So that strength comes again and again.
Congratulations on the day of culture,
Raise the banner of peace!
We will protect our heritage
Protect priceless masterpieces!
We wish you all good and enlightenment,
Creativity, talent, inspiration,
We wish you enjoy the beautiful,
Do not be indifferent and indifferent!
Culture is important in any team.
She calls for order in everything,
After all, it is inseparable from people,
She is the embodiment of our ideas.
Friends, happy international day of culture to you,
A day that unites and noble!
Let the idea find embodiment in creativity,
Giving us light on the path to enlightenment!
cultural workers,
Thanks for the work!
Harmony and happiness
We wish you.
interesting projects,
Career to grow.
Congratulations!
It's impossible without you!
Congratulations: 23 in verse, 6 in prose.
How to help the Museum named after N.K. Roerich
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From January 14, the "Roerich Cultural Creative Association" resumes meetings on cultural and philosophical topics in the House of Culture. Gorky every Monday, at 18 o'clock at the address: Irkutsk, st. Klara Zetkin, 13 A. Stop of trams "Griboedov", buses "Sverdlovsk Market". Everyone is welcome. Free admission. Tel. for inquiries: 8-964-105-38-10
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April 15 - World Day of Culture
In recent years, on the initiative of the public organization of the International League for the Defense of Culture, the Day of Culture has been held in many cities of Russia and other countries. The date chosen for this Holiday, April 15, is associated with the signing on this day in 1935 of the world's first International Treaty on the Protection of Culture - the Peace Pact, or the Roerich Pact.
Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich belongs to a galaxy of brilliantly educated, comprehensively gifted figures of Russian and world culture and art of the 20th century. One of his most important contributions to the cultural development of mankind was the work on bringing into life the “Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historical Monuments”.
The main idea of this document, which was signed in 1935 by 21 states, is the obligation of the parties to the treaty on the protection of cultural property in peacetime and during the war, which was taken as the basis for the development of the 1954 Hague Convention.
Within the framework of the Pact itself, the proposed N.K. Roerich is a distinctive sign, which was supposed to mark the protected objects of culture. This sign was the "Banner of Peace" - a white cloth on which three adjoining amaranth circles are depicted - past, present and future achievements of mankind, surrounded by the ring of Eternity.
On the basis of and in the development of the ideas of the Roerich Pact, the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954), the Convention for the Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972), the Convention for the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) were signed. ), Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005).
In December 2008, on the initiative of public organizations in Russia, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Latvia, Lithuania, the International Movement was created to establish April 15 as the World Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace.
At the XXII International Congress of Space Flight Participants in Prague, which took place in October 2009, the astronauts of the world signed an appeal for the approval of the World Day of Culture.
On the initiative of the Irkutsk regional branch of the International League for the Protection of Culture, a regional festival "Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace" is being held in the Irkutsk region.
"Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace" is an annual celebration of the solemn Day of Culture, on the day of the adoption of the world's first International Document "On the Protection and Protection of Cultural Property" - the Pact of Culture of Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich, namely April 15. Day of Culture, as a form that unites the creative participation of workers in education, culture, leisure, social and educational work, public organizations, enterprises, all people in the matter of cultural construction.
Many educational institutions of the Irkutsk region responded to the call to hold events dedicated to the World Day of Culture.
An exhibition of reproductions of N.K. Roerich "Pages of creativity".
In the Cultural and Exhibition Center on Lake Baikal, as part of the 2nd rally of the Planet of Kindness, library workers and students of school No. 50 in Slyudyanka held the event “Banner of Peace” for the participants of the rally. “We, the people of our time, are trying to rethink the symbol of the Banner of Peace,” their speech said. Then a teacher from the same school held a master class for the children on making the Badge of the Banner of Peace.
In the exhibition hall of the Irkutsk Energy College under the Banner of Peace, an exhibition of reproductions of the Samara Center for Spiritual Culture "Women's Portraits" has opened.
In Ust-Ilimsk, kindergarten No. 24 hosted a number of events dedicated to the Day of Culture: "Visiting the Gorodets Masters", "Visiting Nastya", "Russian Fair".
On April 14, the Angarsk Palace of Children and Youth Creativity hosted a gala concert of the winners of the 2nd regional competition for young performers “Musical Spring”, dedicated to the Day of Culture.
April 14 at the Cultural and Exhibition Center on Baikal on the eve of the International Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace opened an exhibition of children's drawings "Inspiration", which was attended by students and teachers of children's art school number 2 in Irkutsk.
On the occasion of the Day of Culture, an exhibition of reproductions of the artist and humanist N.K. Roerich.
On April 16, in the reading room of the Irkutsk Aviation College, a presentation will be held on the topic: “April 15 is the World Day of Culture. The evolutionary significance of the Roerich Pact.
At school No. 42 in Irkutsk, a number of extracurricular activities and class hours are dedicated to the Day of Culture.
From 9 to 30 April in kindergarten No. 7 "Brusnichka" in Shelekhov, as part of the Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace, the festival "Fairytale World of Goodness and Beauty" will be held.
In the Ust-Udinsky district of the Irkutsk region, teachers from the Atalan and Svetlolobov schools will hold class hours as part of the regional festival "Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace."
This important event is dedicated to the permanent exposition “The Roerich Pact. Banner of Peace” at the Cultural and Exhibition Center on Lake Baikal in the village of Staraya Angasolka, which everyone can visit.
Nicholas Roerich wrote: Let us also affirm the World Day of Culture, when in all churches, in all schools and educational societies at the same time, enlightened reminders of the true treasures of humanity, of the creative heroic enthusiasm, of the improvement and adornment of life".
« I hope that the future is not very far away, when the Day of Culture will become one of the most important holidays on Earth.”- said Academician D.S. Likhachev.
This call is especially relevant today, when the Planet and the human community are experiencing more and more new global economic and environmental crises, ongoing natural disasters and military conflicts. Only the rise of Culture can unite the people of the Earth, regardless of their nationality, age, gender, social and financial status, stop military conflicts and make moral politics and economics. Only the adoption of Culture as a national idea by states is the guarantee of Peace on Earth.
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"Culture" in Sanskrit literally means "reverence for the light", expressing the desire for knowledge of beauty, ideals and self-improvement. It is necessary to study culture, remember about it and protect it constantly. After all, it is the consumer attitude to nature, the destruction of historical monuments, the crisis of spirituality in society, the pursuit of material values - all these are the first signs of lack of culture. And conscience, compassion, pride... - these feelings are inherent only in man, and they can be brought up and developed only with the help of true culture.
Therefore, in order to once again emphasize the importance of all spheres of activity of the cultural world, a special holiday was established - (World Day of Culture), which is celebrated annually in many countries of the world. It was established in honor of the adoption on April 15, 1935 of the international treaty "On the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historical Monuments", which became known in international legal practice as the Roerich Pact.
In 1998, the International League for the Protection of Culture, founded two years earlier by the International Center of the Roerichs, took the initiative to mark the date of the signing of the Pact as the International Day of Culture. This is a public organization whose activities are aimed at protecting and multiplying the achievements of culture, art, science, and religion. Later, proposals were also made to establish this holiday, and it was even celebrated in a number of countries. And in 2008, at the initiative of public organizations in Russia, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Latvia, Lithuania, the International Movement was created to establish April 15 as the World Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace. And today this holiday is celebrated in different countries of the world.
Although the Day of Culture was established not very long ago, it has already a century-old history. The idea of creating an organized protection of cultural values belongs to the outstanding artist and figure of Russian and world culture, Nicholas Roerich, who considered culture the main driving force on the path to the improvement of human society, saw it as the basis for the unity of people of different nationalities and religions.
At the very beginning of the 20th century, during the period of wars and the redistribution of territories, while studying the monuments of national antiquity, he understood how important it was to preserve them, and in 1914 he turned to the Russian government and the governments of other warring countries with a proposal to ensure the preservation of cultural values by concluding an appropriate international agreements. However, this appeal then remained unanswered. In 1929, Roerich prepared and published a draft treaty for the protection of cultural property, accompanied by an appeal to the governments and peoples of all countries. The draft treaty received worldwide fame and a wide response among the world community. Romain Rolland, Bernard Shaw, Albert Einstein, Herbert Wells, Maurice Maeterlinck, Thomas Mann, Rabindranath Tagore spoke in support of the idea of Nicholas Roerich. Committees have been formed in many countries in support of the Pact. The draft of the Pact was approved by the Museum Committee of the League of Nations, as well as by the Pan American Union.
By the way, the idea of holding the World Day of Culture also belongs to Nicholas Roerich - back in 1931 in the Belgian city of Bruges at a conference dedicated to the promotion of an international treaty for the protection of cultural property, he made a proposal on this and outlined the main task of the Day - a broad call for beauty and knowledge , a reminder to humanity of true values. And in subsequent years, the artist called on the world community to take concrete actions in the name of preserving Culture. He consolidated the progressive public, became the ideologist and creator of the document for the protection of the world cultural heritage, which was conceived as an international legal act of a universal nature.
And on April 15, 1935, on the eve of World War II, in the White House in Washington, the heads of 21 states signed the first international treaty in the history of the Earth "On the protection of institutions serving the purposes of culture, science and art, as well as historical monuments", named after him. creator of the Roerich Pact.
The Covenant contains general principles of principle regarding the protection of cultural property and the respect to be accorded to it. The provision on the protection of objects is unconditional in the Covenant and is not weakened by military necessity clauses that reduce the effectiveness of the protection of cultural property in situations of armed conflict. The universality of the Covenant lies in the fact that it contains general, fundamental provisions on the protection of cultural property, and also in the fact that it could be put into effect through the conclusion of both global and regional treaties.
As part of the Pact, Roerich also proposed a distinctive sign that was supposed to mark protected cultural objects - the "Banner of Peace", a kind of Banner of Culture - a white cloth on which three adjoining amaranth circles are depicted - past, present and future achievements of mankind, surrounded by a ring Eternity. This sign is international in nature and is found in works of art from different countries and peoples of the world from ancient times to the present. According to Roerich's plan, the Banner of Peace should flutter over cultural objects as a guardian of the true spiritual values of mankind.
And Nicholas Roerich devoted his entire subsequent life to uniting countries and peoples under the Banner of Peace and educating the younger generation on the basis of culture and beauty. And the Pact played an important role in the further formation of international legal norms and public activities in the field of protection of cultural heritage. This treaty has been used as the basis for many documents of modern international cooperation in the field of cultural heritage protection. Including in a number of acts of UNESCO.
Banner of Peace at the South Pole
Today, when the world community is experiencing more and more new global economic and environmental crises, natural disasters and military conflicts, concern for Culture is especially relevant. Only its rise and preservation can unite people regardless of their nationality, age, gender, social and financial status, stop military conflicts and make moral politics and economics. Only the adoption by the states of Culture as a national idea is the guarantee of Peace on Earth.
On the International Day of Culture itself, various festive events are held in many countries. Thus, gala concerts, exhibitions of national cultures, conferences and lectures on various cultural topics, musical and poetry evenings, dance and theatrical performances, and much more are held in Russian cities. Also on this day, they raise the Banner of Peace, congratulate all cultural workers on their professional holiday.
By the way, the Banner of Peace can now be seen everywhere - in the UN buildings in New York and Vienna, in the State Duma of Russia, in cultural institutions of different countries, on the highest peaks of the world and even at the North and South Poles. And it was also raised into space, initiating the implementation of the International Public Scientific and Educational Space Project "Banner of Peace", in which Russian and foreign cosmonauts took part.
"Culture" in Sanskrit literally means "reverence for the light", expressing the desire for knowledge of beauty, ideals and self-improvement. It is necessary to study culture, remember about it and protect it constantly. After all, it is the consumer attitude to nature, the destruction of historical monuments, the crisis of spirituality in society, the pursuit of material values - all these are the first signs of lack of culture. And conscience, compassion, pride... - these feelings are inherent only in man, and they can be brought up and developed only with the help of true culture. Therefore, in order to once again emphasize the importance of all spheres of activity of the cultural world, a special holiday was established - the World Day of Culture, which is celebrated in many countries of the world annually on April 15th.
It was established in honor of the adoption on April 15, 1935 of the international treaty "On the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historical Monuments", which became known in international legal practice as the Roerich Pact. In 1998, the International League for the Protection of Culture, founded two years earlier by the International Center of the Roerichs, took the initiative to mark the date of the signing of the Pact as the International Day of Culture. This is a public organization whose activities are aimed at protecting and multiplying the achievements of culture, art, science, and religion. Later, proposals were also made to establish this holiday, and it was even celebrated in a number of countries. And in 2008, at the initiative of public organizations in Russia, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, Latvia, Lithuania, the International Movement was created to establish April 15 as the World Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace. And today this holiday is celebrated in different countries of the world.
Although the Day of Culture was established not very long ago, it has already a century-old history. The idea of creating an organized protection of cultural values belongs to the outstanding artist and figure of Russian and world culture, Nicholas Roerich, who considered culture the main driving force on the path to the improvement of human society, saw it as the basis for the unity of people of different nationalities and religions.
At the very beginning of the 20th century, during the period of wars and the redistribution of territories, while studying the monuments of national antiquity, he understood how important it was to preserve them, and in 1914 he turned to the Russian government and the governments of other warring countries with a proposal to ensure the preservation of cultural values by concluding an appropriate international agreements. However, this appeal then remained unanswered. In 1929, Roerich prepared and published a draft treaty for the protection of cultural property, accompanied by an appeal to the governments and peoples of all countries. The draft treaty received worldwide fame and a wide response among the world community. Romain Rolland, Bernard Shaw, Albert Einstein, Herbert Wells, Maurice Maeterlinck, Thomas Mann, Rabindranath Tagore spoke in support of the idea of Nicholas Roerich. Committees have been formed in many countries in support of the Pact.
The draft of the Pact was approved by the Museum Committee of the League of Nations, as well as by the Pan American Union. By the way, the idea of holding the World Day of Culture also belongs to Nicholas Roerich - back in 1931 in the Belgian city of Bruges at a conference dedicated to the promotion of an international treaty for the protection of cultural property, he made a proposal on this and outlined the main task of the Day - a broad call for beauty and knowledge , a reminder to humanity of true values. And in subsequent years, the artist called on the world community to take concrete actions in the name of preserving Culture. He consolidated the progressive public, became the ideologist and creator of the document for the protection of the world cultural heritage, which was conceived as an international legal act of a universal nature. And on April 15, 1935, on the eve of World War II, in the White House in Washington, the heads of 21 states signed the first international treaty in the history of the Earth "On the protection of institutions serving the purposes of culture, science and art, as well as historical monuments", named after him. creator of the Roerich Pact.
The Covenant contains general principles of principle regarding the protection of cultural property and the respect to be accorded to it. The provision on the protection of objects is unconditional in the Covenant and is not weakened by military necessity clauses that reduce the effectiveness of the protection of cultural property in situations of armed conflict. The universality of the Covenant lies in the fact that it contains general, fundamental provisions on the protection of cultural property, and also in the fact that it could be put into effect through the conclusion of both global and regional treaties. As part of the Pact, Roerich also proposed a distinctive sign that was supposed to mark protected cultural objects - the "Banner of Peace", a kind of Banner of Culture - a white cloth, which depicts three adjoining amaranth circles - past, present and future achievements of mankind, surrounded by a ring Eternity. This sign is international in nature and is found in works of art from different countries and peoples of the world from ancient times to the present.
According to Roerich's plan, the Banner of Peace should flutter over cultural objects as a guardian of the true spiritual values of mankind. And Nicholas Roerich devoted his entire subsequent life to uniting countries and peoples under the Banner of Peace and educating the younger generation on the basis of culture and beauty. And the Pact played an important role in the further formation of international legal norms and public activities in the field of protection of cultural heritage. This treaty has been used as the basis for many documents of modern international cooperation in the field of cultural heritage protection. Including in a number of acts of UNESCO.
Today, when the world community is experiencing more and more new global economic and environmental crises, natural disasters and military conflicts, concern for Culture is especially relevant. Only its rise and preservation can unite people regardless of their nationality, age, gender, social and financial status, stop military conflicts and make moral politics and economics. Only the adoption by the states of Culture as a national idea is the guarantee of Peace on Earth. On the International Day of Culture itself, various festive events are held in many countries. Thus, gala concerts, exhibitions of national cultures, conferences and lectures on various cultural topics, musical and poetry evenings, dance and theatrical performances, and much more are held in Russian cities. Also on this day, they raise the Banner of Peace, congratulate all cultural workers on their professional holiday. By the way, the Banner of Peace can now be seen everywhere - in the UN buildings in New York and Vienna, in the State Duma of Russia, in cultural institutions of different countries, on the highest peaks of the world and even at the North and South Poles. And it was also raised into space, marking the beginning of the implementation of the International public scientific and educational space project "Banner of Peace", in which Russian and foreign cosmonauts took part
