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Okayama Orient Museum was founded on April 6, 1979. It was constructed on the occasion when a collection of the late Chief Director of the Okayama Gakuen…

The name of Muhammad Murad was also discovered on some other miniatures from world collections.   An example of this is the big miniature “А girl…

In the case of the collections in the British Museum, it is mainly defined by what lies in the department of the Middle East, although there are many coins…

The work of the miniaturist Muhammad Murad in the Shah-nama manuscript demonstrates features of an innovative style differing both from the heart and Behzad…

Starting in the 10th – 11th centuries, Sufi mystic teaching (tasavvuf) originating from Islam, with its expressive musical and poetic forms, begins to…

Today, May 14, marks what would have been the 82nd birthday of academician, Doctor of Historical Sciences, archaeologist, historian, and distinguished…

The Burrell Uzbek Suzanis are part of Sir William’s Islamic collection, which consists of some 468 objects. It includes Oriental pile-carpets from the…

The Linden-Museum in Stuttgart is one of the most famous ethnological museums in Europe. Its collections represent about 150,000 exhibits including highly…

Shams ad-din Kular, who is buried in the Dar ut-tilavat complex in Shahrisabz, Kashkadarya region, died around 1350.‌‌ His moniker is often mistakenly…

The Linden-Museum in Stuttgart is one of the most famous ethnological museums in Europe. Its collections represent about 150,000 exhibits including highly…

The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) has enriched its library collection thanks to a significant contribution from the World…

The Linden-Museum in Stuttgart is one of the most famous ethnological museums in Europe. Its collections represent about 150,000 exhibits including highly…

The paranja was worn like a cloak thrown over the head so that the face could be veiled if necessary. “False sleeves” hung down the back. It was a style…

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

During the rule of Amir Temur, Samarkand, Bukhara and other cities formed the artistic and aesthetic foundation of future interactions and synthesis with…

In the latest campaign to distribute certificates for the gratuitous receipt of book-albums from the series 'Architectural Epigraphy of Uzbekistan', representatives…

New stage in the development of musical art takes place in the final third of the 14th – beginning of the 15th century during the reign of Amir Temur. Once…

The basis of the bosh is a round braid cap kiygich, the front part of which was decorated with an embroidered braid. The embroidery was made of multicolored…

The rich pre-Islamic traditions of secular court music in Central Asia and their “schools” for female singers, dancers and instrumentalists had a noticeable…

In the 19th century in Central Asia chapans (a form of coat) were worn as outer wear under various names depending on how they were made, the materials…

The main centers of Khorezm ceramics are the village of Madyr and the settlement of Kattabog near Khiva. Khorezm ceramics are recognizable by particular…

Rishtan is one of the oldest and best-known centers for fused ceramics. Rishtan artisans have been producing pieces on the basis of this traditional…

The Saxonian State Collections of Ethnography (SES) were formed in 2004 from the three ethnological museums in Saxony – Leipzig, Dresden and Herrnhut. All…

In the city of Shahrisabz, Kashkadarya region, there is a rare architectural structure - a crypt, which Amir Temur prepared for himself.‌‌ If we keep…