The opening of the exhibition devoted to the common human values takes place

 The opening of the sculpture and photo exhibition “In Family Unity – Unity of the World” took place at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of MFA of Russia (MGIMO). Works represented there were created by professional artists from 81 countries of all 5 continents.
The exhibition was opened by the MGIMO rector A.V. Torkunov. In his welcoming speech Anatoly Torkunov made special mention of how important is the topic of the exhibition, that is “Family, parents, children”, for everyone present and especially for students who are to create families in future. He said: “A united family is a core that will make our life better and safe”.
Making his welcoming speech, the initiator and organizer of the project S.V. Titlinov mentioned that the authors from 81 countries created their artworks basing themselves on their cultural mentality and national traditions. However all the artworks are devoted to the values common for all mankind.
The Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs S.V. Lavrov, the head of the Administration of the President of Russia S.Ye. Naryshkin, Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, cultural attachés of many countries such as Indonesia, Mongolia, Zambia, Nigeria, Turkey, Iran, India; members of the Board of Trustees of the MGIMO University: outstanding Russian politicians and businessmen, representatives of the government and cultural institutions; teachers and students of the University as well as leading Russian and foreign mass media were present at the opening of the exhibition.
Foreign artists who specially came to the exhibition left enthusiastic comments in the visitor’s book: Rowan Gillespie from Ireland, Ashraf Gafer from Egypt, etc.
The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian State Duma K.I.Kosachev expressed in his comment a strong assurance of that the exhibition “In Family Unity – Unity of the World” has a great importance for Russia’s collaboration with foreign states.
During the opening ceremony the Ekaterinburg art Foundation carried negotiations on further possible holding the exhibition in various countries. According to the organizational purpose of the project, it has to unite artworks of 100 sculptors and 100 photographers from 100 countries and be shown in maximum countries.
All the visitors were astonished with the artworks’ geographical representation, originality, unusual genre (combination of sculpture and photography), variety of represented photo and plastic images, and of course with the topic of the exhibition which will not leave anyone unmoved, because we are all children and parents!