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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,…

Copper embossing, which reached its peak in the 19th and 20th centuries, played a significant role in the lives of both rural and urban populations of…

Porcelain, as a symbol of refinement and cultural exchange, traveled along the Great Silk Road from China into the depths of Central Asia for many centuries,…

Uzbek pottery art has long been famous for its diversity and uniqueness, reflecting the cultural and historical features of different regions of the country.…

In the Depths of the Uzbekistan History Museum: Unique Expeditions and Scholarly Discoveries The State Museum of History of Uzbekistan is a unique place…

In winter, rich Karakalpak women wore the shapan from expensive ikat silk ishik, furlined and trimmed the sleeves too. The sides and flaps of ishik…

Outwear shapan of women sewn from expensive brocade, silk fabrics was very ornate. They also had a red protected fringe at the edges, ends with three…

Karakalpak women’s clothes had decorative details, that were not in Khorezm suit, as on sleeves jengse worn over sleeves of outerwear.  Jengse was produced…

From the 16th century the cities of Mawarannahr began to gradually lose their role as major transshipment points of the great trade artery. Energetic…

Our articles collected under the heading “Orient” cover a wide geographical area that includes Iran, Iraq, Egypt, and the Eastern Mediterranean region. The…

One of the most interesting stages in the history of Mavarannakhr is associated with the Karakhanid dynasty. The name of the dynasty comes from the…

The collection of the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan named after I.V. Savitsky has a lot of architectural ornaments (capitals and…

The researchers noted: “The stylistic innovations of Alexander Volkov continued the traditions of the Russian Post-Cubism that made adjustments in the…

Alongside the Arabs, carpet weaving in Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya was also practiced by the Kungrat, or the largest sub-ethnic group of Uzbek peoples.    This…

The peculiar nature of Karakalpakstan with its pale colors captivated Igor Savitskiy as well. It is in landscape genre he enabled fully to unlock his…

Archaeological collections of the early Middle Ages and the Middle Ages (5th – 16th centuries) are no less rich. Among them are magnificent examples…