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15.09.2026

"Steppe" embroidery, the meaning of the patterns of which has not yet been revealed

27.07.2026

The oldest mosque found in Navoi region

15.07.2026

The "warm" period of the 1960s: it is not "what" that matters, but "how" it is depicted

21.06.2026

The "ceremony" of preparing manuscript books

14.06.2026

3 key facts that inspired Khorezm potters to create exclusive forms in the past

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"Balas rubies" — royal jewelry made of spinel

20.10.2026

Spinels were the most highly prized stone in the Baburid treasury, assessed according to their size, lustre, transparency and the beaut y of their deep…

The double-dome mausoleum

04.10.2026

Steep stairs rising to the Afrasiab rampart begin to the north of the said aiwan mosque. Westward of the stairs stands one of the most beautiful mausoleums…

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ТОМ L. THE ORIENTAL MINIATURE. HISTORICAL FIGURES

The book-album “Oriental miniature. Historical figures” opens a number of publications within the Cultural…

ТОМ XLIX. TRADITIONAL UZBEK COSTUME ON MATERIALS OF MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF UZBEKISTAN (PART 2)

The book-album “Traditional Uzbek Costume on Materials of Museum and Private Collections of Uzbekistan”…

ТОМ XLVIII. TRADITIONAL UZBEK COSTUME ON MATERIALS OF MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF UZBEKISTAN (PART 1)

In the book-album “Traditional Uzbek Costume on Materials of Museum and Private Collections of Uzbekistan”…

ТОМ XLVII. THE COLLECTION OF THE ICHAN-KALA STATE MUSEUM-RESERVE

The book-album “The Collection of the Ichan-Kal’a State Museum-Reserve” is devoted to one of the most…

ТОМ XLVI. THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN IN THE COLLECTIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN

The book-album “The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the Collections of Great Britain” presents artifacts…

ТОМ XLV. JEWELRY OF UZBEKISTAN IN WORLD COLLECTIONS

For five years of work, the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections Project has revealed the…

ТОМ XLIV.CERAMICS OF UZBEKISTAN IN WORLD COLLECTIONS

For five years of work, the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections Project has revealed the…

ТОМ XLIII.VII–XXI SAMPLES OF ORIENTAL CALLIGRAPHY AND MINIATURE OF THE 7th–21th CENTURIES

This book-album presents wonderful examples of calligraphy, ornamental art and book miniatures from the…

ТОМ XLII.ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS OF WORKS BY ‘ALI SHIR NAWA’I IN THE WORLD COLLECTIONS

The works by the famous poet, thinker, politician, and founder of the Uzbek language and literature ‘Ali…

ТОМ XLI.THE MANUSCRIPT AND BOOK HERITAGE OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF UZBEKISTAN NAMED AFTER ALISHER NAVOI

During its 150-year activity, the National Library of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi has concentrated…

ТОМ XL.THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN IN MUSEUMS OF POLAND

The book-album “The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the Museums of Poland” from the Cultural Legacy…

ТОМ XXXIX. THE COLLECTION OF THE STATE MUSEUM OF APPLIED ART AND HANDICRAFT’S HISTORY OF UZBEKISTAN (TASHKENT)

The Collection of the State Museum of Applied Art and Handicraft’s History of Uzbekistan (Tashkent) book-album…

ТОМ XXXVII.UZBEKISTAN IN HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURIES IN THE COLLECTIONS OF RUSSIAN ARCHIVES

The Illustrated volume “Uzbekistan in Historic Photographs of the 19th – early 20th centuries in the…

ТОМ XXXVIII. ABU ALI IBN SINA‘S MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARIES OF TURKEY

The book-album prepared by a team of Uzbek and Turkish scholars consists of two parts. The first is devoted…

ТОМ XXXVI. THE KUSHAN KINGDOM: DYNASTIES, STATE, PEOPLE, LANGUAGE, WRITING SYSTEMS, BELIEFS

The book-album “Kushan Empire: Dynasties, State, People, Language, Writing System, Religions” is dedicated…

VOLUME XXXIV. THE LITERARY LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN IN THE RAMPUR RAZA LIBRARY COLLECTION (INDIA) PART TWO

The Raza Library, known as the “Book Taj Mahal” and located in the city of Rampur (Uttar Pradesh, India),…

VOLUME XXXIII. THE LITERARY LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN IN THE RAMPUR RAZA LIBRARY COLLECTION (INDIA) PART ONE

The Raza Library, known as the “Book Taj Mahal” and located in the city of Rampur (Uttar Pradesh, India),…

VOLUME XXXII. THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN IN ITALIAN COLLECTIONS

The book-album “The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in Italian Collections” presents a variety of artifacts…

VOLUME XXXI. THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF THE USA AND CANADA

The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in Private Collections of the USA and Canada introduces the reader…

VOLUME XXX. S. M. PROKUDIN-GORSKY AND HIS TURKESTAN CYCLE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

The book-album “S. М. Prokudin-Gorsky and His Turkestan Cycle of Photographs in the Library of Congress”…

VOLUME XXVIII. CENTRAL ASIAN HERITAGE IN THE COLLECTIONS OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PART I: CENTRAL ASIAN ART IN THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM

This book is the first volume in the series ‘Central Asian Heritage in the Collections of Cambridge University’,…

VOLUME XXIX. FRANCIS RICHARD ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM MAWARANNAHR IN THE COLLECTIONS OF FRANCE

The book-album “Illustrated Manuscripts from Mawarannahr in the Collections of France” presents unique…

VOLUME XXVII. THE COLLECTION OF THE STATE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF UZBEKISTAN PART TWO ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTION

The book-album “The Collection of the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan” of the “Cultural Legacy…

VOLUME XXVI. THE COLLECTION OF THE STATE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF UZBEKISTAN PART ONE ARCHEOLOGY AND NUMISMATICS

The book-album “The Collection of the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan” of the “Cultural Legacy…

VOLUME XXV. THE COLLECTION OF THE AL-BIRUNI INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN PART FIVE MINIATURE AND CALLIGRAPHY

The book-album “The Collection of the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, the Academy of Sciences…

VOLUME XXIII. THE COLLECTION OF THE AL-BIRUNI INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN PART THREE BELLES-LETTRES

The book-album “The Collection of the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, the Academy of Sciences…

VOLUME XXII. THE COLLECTION OF THE AL-BIRUNI INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN PART TWO THE EXACT AND NATURAL SCIENCES

The book-album “The Collection of the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences…

VOLUME XXIV. THE COLLECTION OF THE AL-BIRUNI INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN PART FOUR ISLAM, PHILOSOPHY AND SUFISM

The book-album “The Collection of the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, the Academy of Sciences…

VOLUME XXXV. SOGDIA: THE HEART OF THE SILK ROAD

The illustrated volume “Sogdia: The Heart of the Silk Road” gives a multifaceted idea of an amazing historical…

VOLUME I COLLECTIONS OF ART IN THE STATE MUSEUM OF THE EAST (MOSCOW)

The first album of the series “The cultural legacy оf Uzbekistan in the collections of the world” is…

VOLUME II COLLECTIONS OF ART IN THE RUSSIAN MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY

The second volume includes materials on the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan in the collection of the…

VOLUME III COLLECTIONS OF ART IN THE STATE TRETYAKOV GALLERY

The third volume dedicated to the series “Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan”, the State Tretyakov gallery.…

VOLUME IV EMBROIDERY AND CARPETS OF UZBEKISTAN IN COLLECTIONS ABROAD

IV volume is dedicated to embroidery and carpets of Uzbekistan in foreign collections. The book album…

VOLUME V THE WORKS OF ALISHIR NAVАI IN FINE BOOKS OF THE 15TH – 16TH CENTURIES

The fifth volume is devoted to the collection of the Russian National Library. This book is devoted to…

VOLUME VI MUSICAL LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The book is based on the collection of musical instruments from the collection of A.F. Eihgorn – the…

VOLUME VII COLLECTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPTS THE RUSSIAN АСADEMY OF SCIENCE

The next volume is devoted to the the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts the Russian Асademy of science.…

VOLUME VIII COLLECTION OF THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM

The eighth volume of the series” The cultural legacy оf Uzbekistan in the collections of the world ”…

VOLUME IX. COLLECTION OF THE KARAKALPAK STATE ART MUSEUM NAMED AFTER I.V.SAVITSKIY

The book-album “Collection of the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan named after…

VOLUME X. THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN IN MOSCOW MUSEUMS

The book-album “Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the Museums of Moscow” from the series “The Cultural…

VOLUME XI COLLECTIONS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

The volume “Collections of the Federal Republic of Germany” from the series “The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan…

VOLUME XII THE COLLECTION OF THE STATE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF RELIGION (SAINT-PETERSBURG, RUSSIA)

This book-album presents items from the collection of the State Museum of the History of Religion (St.…

VOLUME XIII THE COLLECTION OF THE STATE ART MUSEUM OF UZBEKISTAN (TASHKENT)

The book-album “The Collection of the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan” is dedicated to one of the…

VOLUME XIV CARPET MAKING OF UZBEKISTAN: A TRADITION PRESERVED THROUGH CENTURIES

The book-album “Carpet making of Uzbekistan: a tradition preserved through centuries” is dedicated to…

VOLUME XV COLLECTION OF THE STATE HERMITAGE PART TWO MAVARANNAKHR ART 8TH – 15TH CENTURIES (SAINT PETERSBURG)

The book-album presents items from the collection of the State Hermitage (St. Petersburg) related to…

VOLUME XVI THE COLLECTIONS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

The book-album “The collections of the Czech Republic” from the series “Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan…

VOLUME XVII BOOK ART OF MAWARANNAHR IN THE 15-17TH CENTURIES FROM THE COLLECTION OF NATIONAL LIBRARY OF RUSSIA (SAINT-PETERSBURG, RUSSIA)

“Arts of the book in the 15 th–17 th centuries Mawarannahr (from the collection of the National Library…

VOLUME XVIII UZBEKISTAN IN HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 19TH – BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURIES IN THE COLLECTIONS OF RUSSIAN ARCHIVES

The book-album “Uzbekistan in historical photographs” from the “Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the…

VOLUME XIX ILLUSTRATED COPIES OF THE WORKS OF ‘ALI SHIR NAVA’I IN ISTANBUL LIBRARIES

The book-album “Illustrated Manuscripts of Alisher Navoi Works in Istanbul Libraries” from the “Cultural…

VOLUME XX CULTURAL LEGACY OF CENTRAL ASIA IN JAPANESE COLLECTIONS

The book-album from the series “The cultural heritage of Uzbekistan in the World collections” represents…

VOLUME XXI. THE COLLECTION OF THE AL-BIRUNI INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES, THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN PART ONE HISTORICAL WORKS AND DOCUMENTS

The book-album “The Collection of the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, the Academy of Sciences…

Authors

FIRDAVS ABDUKHALIKOV

Author of the project, Chairman of the Board of the World Society on the study, preservation and promotion of Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan.

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EDVARD RTVELADZE

Academician, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Scientific Director of the Project, Chairperson of Scientific Council of World Scientific Society for Study, Preservation and Popularization of Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan.

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