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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…

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.…