Exhibition “By hands of a woman” 2025

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On November 18-19, 2025, the International Exhibition and Fair “By the Hands of a Woman” was held with great success at the GlavUpDK Cultural Center under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia as part of the IV International Forum “Woman of the Third Millennium”. The event was a vivid demonstration of the power of women’s entrepreneurship, cultural diversity and strengthening international dialogue.

The large-scale International Exhibition and Fair “By the Hands of a Woman” was particularly popular among the guests of the forum. During the two days of work, it was attended by more than 500 participants and distinguished guests, including ambassadors of foreign countries, deputies, senators and heads of regions.

The guests were completely delighted with the variety and quality of the exhibition, which presented the products of craftsmen and small and medium-sized businesses from Moscow, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Orel, Vladimir regions, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and many other subjects of the Russian Federation. An important event was the participation of foreign exhibitors from Qatar and the Chinese province of Jiangxi, whose collections were received with great interest by an international audience.

The participants demonstrated a wide range of products and projects.:

  • Handicrafts and designer collections, including unique Russian fur products, handmade embroidery, ceramics, porcelain and wood products.
  • Ecological products and cosmetics — a variety of tea compositions, herbal balms and natural handmade cosmetics.
  • Innovations in the field of wellness and healthy nutrition.
  • Tourism projects and ethnic tours, vividly representing the cultural heritage of different regions.
  • Agricultural and food industry products.
  • Traditional crafts and their modern interpretations, demonstrating the relevance of folk crafts.

The exhibition clearly demonstrated the investment attractiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the unique national flavor through the prism of women’s creativity and leadership.

A special moment of the exhibition was the visit of the distinguished guests. Vice-Speaker of the Qatar Shura Council, Dr. Hamda bint Hassan Al-Sulaiti, accompanied by the President of the NGO “International Union of Women” Alfiya Amirova got acquainted with the exposition with great interest. The distinguished guest praised the quality and uniqueness of the products, emphasizing the importance of such projects for strengthening cultural and business ties between the countries.

“For more than 10 years of its existence, the Women’s Hands project has established itself as an effective international platform,” Alfiya Amirova noted. — It not only preserves cultural heritage and supports women’s entrepreneurship, but also creates real conditions for women craftsmen to reach the international level. It is important for us that the work on the promotion of the participants continues after the end of the exhibition: all participants of the exhibition will be included in the electronic catalog of the project, which will become an effective tool for their promotion throughout the year.”

B2B sessions were organized for the participants, which allowed them to establish new business contacts and discuss prospects for cooperation. The successful holding of the exhibition in 2025 opens up new horizons for the development of the project.

For reference:
The Hands of a Woman Festival has gathered more than 3,000 artists from more than 72 regions of the Russian Federation, CIS countries and foreign countries, is the winner of the Presidential Grant competition (2018), entered the Year of Cultural Heritage of Russia in 2022 and was presented both on the foreign stage (France, Italy), So it is in the “three capitals of Russia” (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan) at prestigious venues.

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