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It is important to note that in the works of Central Asian avantgarde, there is no spirit of rebellion, no protest. Moreover, it is this quality became…

The French artist Henri Matisse, who was madly in love with the East, worked for a long time in Algeria and Morocco.   His decorative works are reminiscent…

The National Library of France has a manuscript of the poem “Tuhfat al-akhror” by Abd al-Rahman Jami.   This manuscript is stored under the code…

Clothing of any people differs in its unique originality, indicates the climatic and social conditions in which this people lives.   It is a kind…

The production of blanks and the minting itself were the main technological processes in the manufacture of coins.   The main working tool in 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…

India and Uzbekistan share a common heritage in terms of many standards. Historically speaking, India has been culturally very close to Central Asian countries…

Rampur Raza Library is one of India's most renowned libraries. This library holds a special place in preserving the artistic heritage of the Islamic world…

Mahmud ’Abdaljalil Wasifi was a famous poet of Khurasan, the author of “Badayi’ al-waqayi’” (Amazing events) (Inventory No. 698). He travelled across Mawarannahr…

The Chaghaty texts Vámbéry studied in Istanbul made him deeply interested in the culture and languages of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia.   In…

The World Society for the Study, Preservation, and Promotion of Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan (WOSCU) has donated 50 volumes of the album series "Cultural…

The beginning of the 20th century was not only a period of global social unrest and ups and downs in the evolution of society, and scientific discoveries,…

Zahiraddin Muhammad Babur was a famous statesman, commander, poet, historian, and calligrapher. Babur invented his own alphabet called Khatt-i Baburi. Muhammad…

The favorite venue for musicians were tea houses, which were widely spread in all cities and villages of Turkestan in the late 19th – early 20th centuries.   This…

In the early 8th century, Khorezm was conquered by the Arabs.   The spread of Islam began in the region, making conditions for minting coins characteristic…

The National Library of France and the Louvre Museum hold a significant portion of French collections of illuminated manuscripts from Khwarazm.   Many…

Patterns of gold-embroidered products are very diverse. These are mainly flowers on thin branches or round rosettes framed by branched stems.   Geometric…

In the 20s of the 20th century, remarkable collections of manuscripts from the Samarkand Scientific Research Institute, the Bukhara Library named after…

Hamdami (first half of the 16th century) was a talented poet and master of Nasta’liq script.   He transcribed the “Shah-nama” (The Book of Kings)…

In the cities of Central Asia and Uzbekistan, ordinary musicians-instrumentalists formed special guilds (corporations) like other organizations of artisans…

The exhibition of the State Museum of Arts presents carpets from the 19th – 20th centuries from Andijan, Samarkand, Qashqadaryo, Surxondaryo, Bukhara and…

In the applied art of Uzbekistan, a certain place was occupied by artistically decorated leather products. The State Museum of Arts exhibits a small…

A ceremonial handover took place in Paris, where 50 volumes from the series "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections" were donated to the Louvre…

Until 1917, the State Public Library did not have the financial ability to purchase manuscripts. Acquisition was achieved through donations of manuscripts…