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The manufacture of art products from metal is one of the most ancient types of craft and applied art, second only to ceramics.  This craft centuries-old…

Knives and scabbards are allocated to a separate collection. Uzbek knives are very distinctive and they combine the artistic merit of appearance and functionality.…

Jewelry was one of the highly developed crafts in the period of the Uzbek khanates. Local jewelers often used silver in their work. Gold was used less…

The most prominent representatives of the Samarkand school of calligraphy were: Ahmad ibn ’Umar Ash’as Abu Bakr Samarqandi is a prominent calligrapher…

The Turkestan Regional Museum of History and Local Lore at Shymkent has enriched its collection with an invaluable gift – 50 volumes of book-albums of…

The art of chasing is represented by jugs oftoba, kuza, choidish (jugs for water and oil), lagan-dishes, trays, basins for washing dastshui, containers…

The manufacture of art products from metal is one of the most ancient types of craft and applied art, second only to ceramics. This craft centuries-old…

Historical photographs brought to us the changes that occurred in the appearance of the cities of the Turkestan region in the late 19th – early 20th centuries. First…

In the past, making footwear, like any other craft, was something between amateur craftsmanship and genuine art. The shoes of the master were made of…

Based on inscriptions restored as a result of repair and restoration work, the Kok Gumbaz mosque, the main monument of the “Dar ut-tilavat” complex in…

Bolinpush was used as a blanket on a pillow. This sample is a masterpiece of Bukhara embroiderers. Graceful patterns were embroidered on a light base…

Such regional schools of Uzbek metal chasing as Khorezm, Bukhara-Samarkand and Fergana differ in the shape of products, the nature of the decor and methods…

The State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan occupies a special place among the country’s largest museums: it features one of the richest collections…

The National Gallery Prague is the successor of the Picture Gallery of the Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts, which was established as early as…

Historical photographs have preserved images of Central Asian Afghans, Indians and Iranians - Ironis. Descendants of migrants from Merv and other regions…

The making of metal art is one of the oldest crafts and applied arts, second only to pottery. In Uzbekistan, this craft, with its centuries-old traditions,…

Bukharan Jews have served as one of the main sources for scholarly works on the reconstruction of their culture. With a centuries-long history of residence…

As noted in historical sources, in the Iranian and Turkic world, the production of richly decorated and illustrated manuscripts has always been linked…

In the past, making footwear, like any other craft, was something between amateur craftsmanship and genuine art. No wonder the surviving samples of…

The Náprstek Museum (originally the Czech Industrial Museum) was founded in the 1860s thanks to the initiative of Vojtěch Náprstek (1826-1894), a prominent…

The history of the creation and existence of personal libraries and book collections in Central Asia is noteworthy and undeniably interesting. It dates…

The history of Khorezmian coins during the Golden Horde period is connected with the Mongol conquest of Khorezm (1219-1221). Monetary circulation in the…

The manuscript of Saadi's "Bustan" is also kept in the National Library of France. This manuscript is currently registered under the code "Supplément persan…

The Bukhara bazaars were considered “more curious than all the others – Tashkent, Samarkand, and Kokand. The bazaars in Bukhara are an entire network of…