THE 4th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS "THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN: THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RENAISSANCE"
THE 4th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS "THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF UZBEKISTAN: THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RENAISSANCE"
On December 15-18, 2020, the traditional Week of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan and the Fourth International Congress "The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan: the Foundation of the New Renaissance" were held in Tashkent.
This key event of the Week was held from December 15 to 18 in the building of the Youth Palace. Representatives of official circles and international organizations, over 300 prominent foreign scholars from more than 40 countries of the world, as well as about 1000 local scholars and national participants took part in the Congress.
Two days of the Fourth International Congress "The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan: the Foundation of the New Renaissance" were devoted to the reports of foreign scholars dedicated to revealing the value of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.
Well-known orientalists shared the impressive and sensational results of their many years of research on the contribution of the greatest minds of the Uzbekistan land to the development of world civilization, such powerful bursts of scientific and cultural upsurge as the first and second Renaissance, which became unique periods in the history of all mankind and demonstrated an atmosphere of enlightenment, religious tolerance and humanism. The idea of a new Renaissance voiced by the President of Uzbekistan takes on a special meaning at a time when a large-scale renewal of many spheres of life is underway in the republic. In addition to these bright periods, there were other glorious pages in the history of our country, which also attract the attention of researchers with their outstanding achievements.
The Congress approved the Roadmap of the work of the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan until 2025. There will also be a ceremony of presenting certificates for books-albums of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections project and facsimiles of unique manuscripts to museums and libraries of our country.
On this day, in addition to presentations and reports on the topic of the cultural and historical heritage of our country, a presentation of 35 unique books-albums from the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections series took place. The books will reflect the rich palette of works of art of Uzbekistan, dated to different eras and located in museum and private collections of the world, in the Czech Republic, India, the USA, Canada, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Great Britain, and Japan. Several publications are devoted to unique artifacts kept in the museums of our country - the State Museum of History, the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The third day of the Week is devoted to the theme of cinema and historical photography. On this day, a meeting of the section of film critics of the Central Asian region was held, as well as the most important ceremony for the history of the cinema of Uzbekistan, the ceremony of returning animated films (more than 100 cartoons) and six films of the golden collection of Uzbek cinema from the Russian Film Fund to Uzbekistan with the sponsorship of the World Society.
The fourth day of the week was held under the auspices of the popularization of culture and science among the younger generation. Special interactive platforms will be prepared, where representatives of the younger generation of Uzbeks could get acquainted with the achievements in the field of culture and art of our country in a fascinating way. Multimedia "bases", 3D installations with historical paintings coming to life, historical reconstructions with scenes from historical films and books, thematic zones of craftsmen were presented.
The Week of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan presented guests and participants with many pleasant surprises. Among them are a demonstration of domestic film premieres, the Film Lecture Hall with unique newsreel footage and the bright and colorful fashion show “National Clothes: the Pearl of the New Renaissance” and much more.
