Turkmen State Institute of Culture

The Turkmen State Institute of Culture (Turkmen: Türkmen döwlet medeniýet instituty) is a state higher-education institution in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, dedicated to professional training in culture and the arts. It is located in the capital's 'creative town' (творческий городок). The institute traces its origins to the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute of Arts (TGPII), established in 1972 under a resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan and the Council of Ministers of the Turkmen SSR dated 3 June 1971. In 1992 the TGPII was reorganised, and on its basis two institutions were created: the Ashgabat State Conservatory and the Turkmen State Institute of Culture. A new building for the institute opened in 2011 in the creative town at the intersection of '10 yyl Abadanchilyk' and Atatürk streets. In 2019, responsibility for training students in 'tourism business' and 'hotel business' was transferred to the institute from the National Institute of Sports and Tourism. As of 2024 the institute comprises four faculties: the Faculty of Theatre Arts, the Faculty of Cultural Heritage, the Faculty of Library Science, and the Faculty of Tourism. It is a government-owned institution and its website is listed as science.gov.tm.

The Turkmen State Institute of Culture (Turkmen: Türkmen döwlet medeniýet instituty) is a Turkmen higher-education institution and a centre for professional training in culture and the arts, located in the 'creative town' of Ashgabat. Its history begins with the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute of Arts (TGPII), created in 1972 in accordance with a resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan and the Council of Ministers of the Turkmen SSR dated 3 June 1971. In 1975 a two-year preparatory department for vocalists was opened at the TGPII. Between 1976 and 1980 the institute trained 366 specialists in 26 specialities. In the 1980–1981 academic year, 150 teachers worked at the TGPII and 436 students were enrolled, including 25 in the correspondence department. During the 1980s the TGPII had three faculties: arts, cultural and educational work, and music pedagogy. The TGPII also acted as a patron for all secondary-level music institutions in the Turkmen SSR — music schools, the cultural and educational technical college, music colleges and the college of arts. In 1992 the TGPII was reorganised, and on its basis the Ashgabat State Conservatory and the Turkmen State Institute of Culture were created. In 2011 a new building for the institute opened in the 'creative town' at the intersection of '10 yyl Abadanchilyk' and Atatürk streets. In 2019 the institute took over the training of students in the fields of 'tourism business' and 'hotel business', which had previously been handled by the National Institute of Sports and Tourism. As of 2024 the institute comprises four faculties: the Faculty of Theatre Arts, the Faculty of Cultural Heritage, the Faculty of Library Science, and the Faculty of Tourism.

• 2019

  Training in 'tourism business' and 'hotel business' is transferred to the institute from the National Institute of Sports and Tourism.

• 2011

  A new building for the Turkmen State Institute of Culture opens in the 'creative town' at the intersection of '10 yyl Abadanchilyk' and Atatürk streets.

• 1992

  The TGPII is reorganised; the Ashgabat State Conservatory and the Turkmen State Institute of Culture are created on its basis.

• 1980

  In the 1980–1981 academic year the TGPII has 150 teachers and 436 students, including 25 correspondence students.

• 1975

  A two-year preparatory department for vocalists opens at the TGPII.

• 1972

  Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute of Arts (TGPII) is established.

• 1971

  Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan and the Council of Ministers of the Turkmen SSR dated 3 June 1971 provides for the creation of the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute of Arts.

State-run centre for professional training in culture and arts in Turkmenistan.

• Faculty of Theatre Arts

  One of the four faculties of the institute as of 2024.

• Faculty of Cultural Heritage

  One of the four faculties of the institute as of 2024.

• Faculty of Library Science

  One of the four faculties of the institute as of 2024.

• Faculty of Tourism

  One of the four faculties of the institute as of 2024; training in tourism and hotel business was transferred to the institute in 2019.

1. 1Turkmen State Institute of Culture — Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Туркменский государственный институт культуры — Википедияru.wikipedia.org