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

During the mosque interior refurbishment in 2005, the master A. Ergashev wrote a fragment from the Koran over the northern entrance aperture. This new…

The clothes of elderly women was light, mainly from white cotton fabric: white dress aq keilek, aq kiymeshek headwear, cape-robe aq zhegde. They were…

On the door of the mausoleum of the architectural monument Dar us-Sadat in Shahrisabz, Kashkadarya region, where the Timurid prince Jahangir Mirzo is buried,…

At the beginning of the 20th century, the tahia decorated with coins and corals wore only by teenage girls up to 14 – 45 years. On the sides of the…

A significant part of the Fitzwilliam Museum's collection consists of Central Asian coins originating from the territory of modern Uzbekistan. Over the…

In April 1891, a beautiful calligraphic copy of the astronomical treatise by al-Sufi, "Suwar al-kawakib al-sabita" ("Images of the Fixed Stars"), with…

The French collections of illustrated manuscripts from Mawarannahr represent a significant part of the cultural heritage stored in the National Library…

Miho Museum keeps collections of art of the ancient civilizations of the world, from Egypt and Mesopotamia, to China and Ancient America. The art of…

We have provided information about some of the unique collections in the Shosoin treasury. In total, the treasury contains six glass vessels.‌‌ ‌‌Glass…

The State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan named after I. V. Savitskiy is known far beyond Uzbekistan. Moreover, many foreign experts-art…

Complementing the collection are numerous pieces of headgear adorned with characteristic ornaments, embroidery stitches and motifs characteristic for different…

Apart from the material culture of Asia and Oceania, the Museum holds works by Polish artists inspired by the region. Stanisław Poznański has an important…

The sepulchral complex of Qusam ibn ‘Abbas consists of two structures: rooms for pilgrims (ziyaratkhana) and the cist proper. A small room for the ritual…

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

The ceremony to present the 50-volume book-album "Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the World's Collections" was held at the UNESCO headquarters, with…

Numismatic artefacts from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, minted on the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the 8th – 15th centuries,…

There is no doubt that on the territory of Mawarannahr books were created even earlier, but as for the term “the arts of the book”, it can be applicable…

Speaking about suzanis, one cannot fail to mention palak, which are considered the Tashkent version of suzani.‌‌ It is considered that large circles…

The history of jewelry art in the territory of Uzbekistan is rooted deeply in the past.  Since the 19th – early 20th centuries, it is going through…

The ornamentation was dominated by the theme of a blooming garden. The ornamentation consisted mainly of vegetal and flower motifs, among which the…

In 1934 the collection of the cultural artifacts of foreign peoples in Lübeck became public property and gained museum status. The Central Asian holdings…

Women’s going-out garments included the head cover zhegde. Unlike the Uzbek paranji, it was short to the knees and hadn’t a chachvan. Its long, false…

The State Museum of History of Uzbekistan houses a significant collection of weapons from the 16th to 20th centuries. Among the bladed weapons are sabers,…