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As is known, Nizam al-Din Alisher Navoi (1441–1501), the great Uzbek poet, statesman and patron, left a huge literary heritage. The most famous are…

The interest in manuscripts from the East in Western countries and in France is an old tradition but the fascination for their illuminated decor and especially…

The collection of hadiths “Nasr al-la‘ali min kalam amir al-mu’minin ‘Ali," which provides a description of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra), the nephew and…

In the 1880s – 1890s the parade photos of the power elite in the political culture began to play a significant role. Abd al-Ahad was the fourth son…

An important event for Russian Muslims was the acquisition of land for the construction of a mosque in St. Petersburg by Abd al-Ahad Khan. Part of the…

The Náprstek Museum (originally the Czech Industrial Museum) was established in the 1860s by Vojtěch Náprstek (1826 – 1894), a notable figure in Czech…

The poem Tuhfat al-ahrar (“The Gift to Noble”) was composed in 1481 by Jami as an imitation of the Makhzan al-asrar of Nizami and of the Matla‘ al-anvar…

Pay attention to the painting “Image of a young loving couple reading poems, while a maid stands by them”.   This type of oblong format manuscript…

From 1512, Ubaydullah Khan b. Mahmud settled in Bukhara.   He was also a bibliophile, a collector of books, and a patron of calligraphers and artists.…

It is a well-known fact that during medieval India, specifically during the reign of the Bāburids, a large number of scholars of every subject and artisans…

Many of the manuscripts found in the Rampur Library were new to India.   We can find mentions that the books were copied or completely written by…

The design and construction of a new building for the National Library of Uzbekistan began in 2010.   The library opened its doors to the public…

In 1867 Vámbéry prepared the first ever Chaghatay textbook published in Europe that quickly became an acknowledged reference work on the topic and greatly…

The contribution of P. Benkov to the formation of a national school of art is also great, like the contribution of his companions.   The move to…

The works of O. Tatevosyan “Rest in the kolkhoz”, “At the bazaar”, “Portrait of the wife”, “Rest” and “Under the elm umbrella” from the State Museum of…

In 1948, the library was named after the great Uzbek poet and thinker Alisher Navoi, and a new three-story building with reading rooms for 350 people was…

The specifics of the development of artistic writing are mainly connected with the features of time and real practical demands.   As sources show,…

The National Library's international activities are focused on creating conditions for developing cooperation and interaction with national libraries,…

The National Library of Uzbekistan's collection of manuscripts and unique and particularly valuable publications houses a facsimile edition of the Quran…

Participants of the Republican Forum "The Legacy of Great Ancestors – Foundation of the III Renaissance," held in Tashkent on July 3-4, discussed projects…

The production of woven fabrics from all kinds of materials has always had an important place in Central Asian applied art.   Woolen, cotton and…

The fabric production process was divided into three basic stages – preparation of threads, weaving, and final processing of finished fabrics.   The…

On July 3-4, the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, under the Cabinet of Ministers, gathered the country's leading scholars for the Forum "The…

The Náprstek Museum (originally the Czech Industrial Museum) was established in the 1860s by Vojtěch Náprstek (1826 – 1894), a notable figure in Czech…