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One of the well-known French collectors is Georges Marteau. He was an engineer at the École Centrale. In 1912, he organized the first exhibition dedicated…

One of the biggest French collectors of Oriental manuscripts in the second half of the 19 century, Charles Schefer (1820 – 1898) was not only interested…

Many scholars whose lives and fields of research are closely linked with Uzbekistan work at the Museum of Oriental Art. We should mention Boris Petrovich…

For almost a century of its existence, the museum has become a major cultural, educational, and research institutions focused on the study and advocacy…

The frieze at the top of the Kok Gumbaz mosque, built in Shahrisabz in 839/1435, is covered in inscriptions executed in the thuluth script. The text…

The Herat traditions found their continuation in the culture of Bukhara and Samarkand in the following centuries. The proximity of the musical traditions…

The shape, colour and ornament of the skullcap reflect the peculiarities of the way of life of the population of a particular area. There are six main…

According to the information contained in the album-book "Architectural Epigraphy of Uzbekistan," dedicated to the Kashkadarya region, published as part…

Along with the indigenous peoples, photographers of the past captured Afghans and Indians who came for trade and sometimes lived for long periods in Central…

The art of embroidery was widespread among both the settled and semi-nomadic populations of the Uzbek Khanates. The inhabitants of the oases embroidered…

In the cultural institutions of the Czech Republic, art objects from Uzbekistan are represented by small but very expressive collections, confirming the…

The French were very interested in Saadi's work "Gulistan". Sa'di's "Gulistan" from the Marto collection was also, according to the colophon, copied…

One very famous page from a dispersed muraqqa album from the early 17th century is kept under the code "OA 7109" in the Islamic Art Department of the Louvre. It…

The ornaments on skullcaps demonstrate the amazing skill of embroiderers, national identity, convey the spirit of the people, love of life and bright colors…

Mawarannahr and the history of the peoples of Central Asia, their state traditions and cultural heritage have always been of interest to foreign researchers. Nowadays,…

"Kuragan" is found in the inscriptions of the Kok Gumbaz mosque in Shahrisabz, which is described as a "mosque embodying beauty, elegance of forms, and…

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…

Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Germany Dilshod Akhatov ceremoniously presented a 50-volume edition of the series "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan" to Hermann…

The art of embroidery was widespread among both the sedentary and semi-nomadic populations of the Uzbek Khanates. Residents of oases embroidered large-scale…

Ruijo is an embroidered bedsheet for newlyweds’ bed. This example is sewn from four strips of cotton fabric with silk embroidery using bosma stitch,…

As in Iran, besides historical writings, extensive poetic texts were also illustrated here. One often wonders: did there not exist, alongside commissions…

The calligrapher Sultan ‘Ali Mashhadi (1453 – 1520) is a great Persian master of the nasta‘liq script. He was from Mashhad and served Mir Alisher Navoi…

During his long and eventful life, Kamal ud-din Behzad collected a vast artistic heritage. However, it continues to be a challenge for researchers,…

Portraits of representatives of the Central Asian ruling elite are important documents of the political history and political culture of the region in…