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Another interesting phenomenon of the musical culture of that time – ceremonial court music – which, as before, consisted of performances by a special…

The National Library of Uzbekistan's manuscript collection houses unique handwritten juz' (parts) of the Quran.   For example, the manuscript of…

As the Chairman of the Board of the World Society for the Study, Preservation, and Popularization of Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan (WOSCU), he continues…

The art of printed cloth is not just patterned bedspreads, but also carved stamps – kolyb, with the help of which the pattern was applied to the fabric. According…

Painting of Uzbekistan in 1970 – the first half of the 1980s is distinguished by the diversity and mutual influence of artistic and stylistic trends, the…

The institute of interns began to function at the Eastern Department of the State Public Library of Uzbekistan in July 1925.   • In December 1929,…

The State Museum of Arts exhibits such types of small-scale embroidery as oina-khalta and shona-khalta (bags for mirrors and drummers), kyiikcha, mienband,…

The art of gold embroidery – zarduzi – has existed in the territory of Uzbekistan since ancient times.   In these cultural monuments, the originality…

Researchers from the "Architectural Epigraphy of Uzbekistan" publication of the "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections" project have attempted…

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

The art of embroidery in Uzbekistan inherits the richest traditions of this ancient craft formed in the region. The local types of embroidery are Bukhara,…

Considering that the photos of the ruling elite were not only memorial but also political in nature, ceremonial clothing and rich weapons should testify…

The State Museum of Arts exhibits traditional embroidery of the 19th – 20th centuries from all the leading centres of this art: Bukhara, Nurata, Samarkand,…

At the present time, these inscriptions have been lost.   We have used photographs taken by late architect V. Filimonov which remained in the archive…

A fragment from the Koran [3: 169 – 171] is inscribed on the second and third steps of the grave-stone. Think not of those who are killed in the Way…

The majlis remained the main forum of musical performance in public. They were held not only in the palace of Husayn Bayqara and famous personalities…

There was also a great variety of other instruments in addition to those used for military purposes in the epoch of Amir Temur, including horn, string…

Traditional embroidery is the most common type of handicraft in Uzbekistan.   In the collection of the State Museum of Arts, this craft is represented…

The cist was built simultaneously with the old structure of the ziyarat-khana, i.e. in the 11th century.   The passage between the structures was…

In the late 14th – early 15th centuries, the canons of urban secular professional music were formed, based on a complex systems of modalities including…

  You can read more about the inscriptions on the buildings of the memorial ensemble in the book-album “Samarkand.…

There is an inscription assembled out of carved majolica tiles on the frieze under the dome abutment. The calligraphy is a special style of the ghubor…

In the second half of the 1950s, realism began to prevail in the fine arts of Uzbekistan. It was renewed by creative searches of artists of an academic…

From 1970 to the present time, indoor sculpture has been actively developing in the works of D. Ruzybaev, A. Khatamov, T. Tajihodzhaev, Zh. Kuttymuratov,…