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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…

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,…