On the eve of the official visit of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the French Republic on October 5, 2018, a media event entitled “Cultural Heritage as a Bridge between Uzbekistan and France” was held in Paris, which brought together more than 60 world-famous scientists and orientalists from France and other countries.
Media event “Cultural heritage as a bridge between Uzbekistan and France
Paris, France
On the eve of the official visit of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the French Republic on October 5, 2018, a media event entitled “Cultural Heritage as a Bridge between Uzbekistan and France” was held in Paris, which brought together more than 60 world-famous scientists and orientalists from France and other countries.
The event was attended by UNESCO Assistant Director
General for Culture Ernesto Renato Ottone Ramirez. In
his interview, he emphasized that he considers the efforts
that have been made in recent years in the country to preserve the material and spiritual heritage to be of fundamental importance.
«You are working to show the world that the wealth of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan is stored not only in the country, but it is preserved throughout the world: in major museums in Europe and the USA and in other countries. I think that such a serious attitude of Uzbekistan to this issue – through research,
demonstration, creation of new scientific structures and projects – is an example for many countries. Research is a way of transferring not only academic knowledge, but also knowledge for our children and new generations. We are very pleased that UNESCO is actively working with Uzbekistan» said Renato Ramirez.
During the media event, reports were dedicated to the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan in the collections of France. So, for example, within the framework of the project, books with albums describing the manuscripts of Abu Ali ibn Sina, Mirzo Ulugbek, Alisher Navai, which are now stored in the French National
Library, are being prepared for release. Another publication is being prepared, telling about the unique artifacts of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan, stored in the Louvre and other museums in France.
During the media event, there took place the donation of book albums of the project “Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the collections of the world”, “Architectural epigraphy of Uzbekistan” and a series of facsimile copies of manuscripts as a gift from UNESCO, to the leading museums and libraries of France, the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in France.
The media event participants also visited the world-famous Louvre Museum, the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Inalco), as well as the National Museum of Oriental Arts (Guimet Museum), where agreements on cooperation were reached.
The event ended with a festive evening “Uzbekistan, fascinated by you” It included a national-style dinner. Besides, the national music bands of Uzbekistan performed a concert.
