News

General Assembly of the Association of National Committees of the Blue Shield

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +0400

The International Centre of the Roerichs delegation headed by prof. Alexey V. Postnikov, President of the ICR, took part in the General Assembly of the Association of National Committees of the Blue Shield.

The International Centre of the Roerichs takes part in the Google Art Project

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0400

April 3, 2012 saw the start of the second phase of the Google art-project that represents the best museums of the world on the website googleartproject.com. The event was celebrated in various countries.

The Banner of Peace in UNESCO

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0400

April 2, 2012 saw the grand opening of the exhibition “The Roerich Pact. The Past and the Present” at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The exhibition was organized by the Permanent Delegations of Russia and India to UNESCO in cooperation with the International Centre of the Roerichs with support of the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation and UNESCO. The exhibition was timed to the 80th anniversary of the 2nd International Conference for the Roerich Pact and the Banner of Peace that was held in Bruges (Belgium) and played a crucial role in promoting the Roerich Pact as an international legal act (treaty) for the protection of the world cultural heritage.

The ICR exhibition «The Roerich Pact. The Past and the Present» will be opened at UNESCO office in Paris

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0400

On April 2, 2012 the Gala opening of the ICR exhibition «The Roerich Pact. The Past and the Present» will take place at the UNESCO head-quarters in Paris. The exhibition is organised by the Permanent Delegations of Russia and India with UNESCO in cooperation with the International Centre of the Roerichs (Russia) with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation and UNESCO.
The exhibition is dedicated to the oeuvre and ideological heritage of Nicholas Roerich, the illustrious Russian artist, scientist, thinker, humanist, writer, traveller, and public activist.

The Spiritual Teacher Day in the International Centre of the Roerichs

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0400

March 24 is the Spiritual Teacher Day which is traditionally celebrated in the International Centre of the Roerichs. On this day the in 1920 Helena Roerich made the first record of the Living Ethics — a new philosophical teaching. She had been working on the Teaching during her entire life in cooperation with her Spiritual Teachers whom they call in India Mahatmas — the Great Souls.

The ICR response to the defamation against the Roerichs in the book by Ernst von Waldenfels «Nikolai Roerich. Kunst, Macht und Okkultismus»

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0400

On March 8, 2012 the presentation of the book by Ernst von Waldenfels «Nikolai Roerich. Kunst, Macht und Okkultismus» took place in the framework of the literary forum at the Brecht House in Berlin. Representatives of the International Centre of the Roerichs - Mr A.V. Stetsenko, First Deputy Director General of the Museum named after Nicholas Roerich, and Ms Marga Koutsarova, Chairperson of the ICR branch in Bulgaria - attended the event. Mrs Leylya Strobl, Director of the Austrian Roerich Society, Mrs G.K. Ganotskaya, Chairperson of the Roerich society in Reimstadt, and Mr Reiner Shneider, interpreter, were also present at the presentation.
The exhibition is dedicated to the oeuvre and ideological heritage of Nicholas Roerich, the illustrious Russian artist, scientist, thinker, humanist, writer, traveller, and public activist.