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On July 3, 2024, the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan (CISC) organized an exhibition as part of the Forum of Uzbek Scholars "The Legacy of…

Throughout the centuries, one of the most popular types of applied arts in Uzbekistan has been and remains woodcarving and painting.   Due to the…

Throughout the centuries, one of the most popular types of applied arts in Uzbekistan has been and remains woodcarving and painting.   Due to the…

Much of what scholars know about the birth of the Kushan realm comes from two main sources: the scarce and brief references in ancient Chinese historical…

Ceramic production occupied an important place in the applied arts of Uzbekistan.   Ceramic vessels had not only practical value, but also decorative.…

The origins of jewelry in Uzbekistan are lost in the depths of millennia.   In the 19th century, the largest centers of this craft were Khiva, Bukhara,…

Artifacts from Uzbekistan are represented by small but very emphatic collections in the state cultural institutions of the Czech Republic, proving the…

Admittedly, this influence will be particularly evident in the manuscripts made in Shahrukhiya, near Tashkent, for the Shaybanid Khan Kildi Muhammad.   We…

Manuscript arabe 5036 contains 74 paintings representing the constellations, each one represented as seen on the earthly sphere and as in the sky.   The…

According to historical sources, during the time of Emperor Shāhjahān, the royal collection of Mughal Emperors, which was at Agra and Fatehpur Sikri, was…

Local diadems embodied ancient images and ideas that existed among the peoples of Central Asia.   In Khorezm, the main part of the wedding headdress…

The Russian Museum of Ethnography collection houses varied types of decorative items designed to go on top of the head, on the neck, chest, to be used…

The Uzbek department of the Russian State Ethnographic Museum contains items presented by Bukhara emirs to Alexander III, Nicholas II and their families…

After the independence of India in 1947 C.E. and the subsequent merger of the Rampur Estate to the Union of India, the Library was brought under the management…

The Raza Library is a rich treasury of ancient rare works and manuscripts.   Each manuscript has its own story about how it ended up in the library.…

The musical instruments of Uzbekistan are represented by many types of string, wind and percussion instruments.   In the late 19th – early 20th centuries,…

Ceramic production occupied an important place in the applied arts of Uzbekistan.   Ceramic vessels had not only practical value, but also decorative.…

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…

František Hanek, the 8th Regiment’s military bandmaster in the Turkmen city of Mary and in the Uzbek city of Kattakurgan, was among the first to donate…

Hatifi (1455 – 1520), whose talent was greater for the epic style than for lyric poetry, is the author of an epic to the glory of Timur, the Timur-nama.   He…

During World War II, not only were people evacuated to Uzbekistan, but unique museum artifacts were also sent there for safekeeping.   After the…

The inscriptions and patterns carved on the stone arches' walls in the crypt built by Amir Timur for himself in Shakhrisabz, Kashkadarya region, were left…

Rampur City, famous for articulate daggers and caps was the seat of erstwhile Princely Estate of the same name ruled by the Rohilla Chiefs as Nawwābs.   The…

National clothes always differ in traditionality: a costume, as a rule, has not changed for centuries.   Both men’s and women’s clothing had a common…