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The art of metal processing is one of the oldest kinds of applied art in Uzbekistan. The State Museum of Arts holds a rich collection of Uzbek copper-embossed…

The architectural complex of Khazrat Imam, the main monument of the architectural complex “Dar us-sadat” is located in the city of Shakhrisabz, Kashkadarya…

Wood carving and painting are also widely represented in the collection of the Museum. Items of this art include various household goods (screens, carved…

On February 3, 1910, a long-awaited event took place in Saint Petersburg – the solemn laying of the foundation stone of the Cathedral Mosque occurred on…

The Uzbek collection of the State Museum of the History of Religion from Uzbekistan represents an assortment of items characterizing the lifestyle of the…

Ganch decor was used in Uzbekistan to decorate the walls of palaces, mosques and houses. In the late 19th– early 20th centuries, famous centres of such…

Important additions to the Stibbert Museum collection in Italy were acquired in 1981, including costumes and weapons (about forty items) collected by Senator…

The Turin Museum of Eastern Art's collection includes at least three samples of Timurid tiles. One of these is a majolica panel composed of twelve square…

The Ms. 2197 held in Bologna is the only extant manuscript which includes the complete translation into Hebrew of the entire text of the Qanun of Ibn Sina.…

On May 1st, the "Renaissance" cinema house hosted a media event titled "Architectural Epigraphy of Uzbekistan: Light from the Depths of Centuries". During…

In Varypayeva’s collection there are three carpets, two plain-woven and one with pile. Both plain-woven carpets are composite, i.e. made from pre-woven…

Architect, art and architecture historian, I. A. Bartenev, corresponding member of the Academy of Arts (1975), Honoured Artist of the RSFSR, Doctor of…

There is another treasure in Todaiji Temple in Nara City (Japan). This is a silver dish with gold-plated images of a deer and flower-leaf pattern around…

The State Hermitage in Saint Petersburg preserves the largest collection of artifacts of cultural, historical and artistic value in the world. Two famous…

Today, the archaeological collection of the State Museum of Arts of Karakalpakstan named after I. V. Savitskiy has more than nine thousand items (9,134…

Trousers are ishton, chalvar, cholvir, and cholbir were also made of homespun cotton calico, their cut – two separate trousers were beveled downward and…

Jewelry was mainly made of silver, small beads, carnelian, coral and pearls. Most of the adornments of the women of the valley were imported (from Bukhara),…

The photo collection housed in the State Museum-Preserve "Ichan-Kala" includes over three thousand photographs and around a thousand glass negatives. Its…

The influence of Alisher Navoi in the Ottoman Empire reached its peak during his lifetime. Ottoman sultans sent him gifts, and Ottoman poets wrote naziras…

The painting that is now in the Louvre Museum and was donated by Georges Marteau was originally faced, probably in an album (muraqqa‘) in an Iranian collection,…

Thirty-five meters to the east of the remains of the entrance portal of Hazrat-I Imam architectural complex, the main monument of the Dar us-Sadat architectural…

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

Peculiar kinds of memorial and architectural monuments of the era of Amir Temur and his descendants are found in the “Dar ut-tilovat” complex in the city…

The earliest dated items from Central Asia were donated by Natalya Petrovna (surname unknown) before 1863 and by František Kratky. However, they only ended…