The first five books-albums from the series Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections have been presented at the International Scientific Congress in Tashkent,.
The International Scientific Congress "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan - a Path to Dialogue between Peoples and Countries" started in the capital on May 15. The second day of the scientific forum is held in Samarkand.
At the event, presentations were given on the unique objects of material and artistic culture created on the territory of Uzbekistan and stored in museums around the world.
The central event of the Congress was the presentation of the media project Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the World Collections. Its author and head is Firdavs Abdukhalikov, Board Chairman of the National Association of Electronic Mass Media, along with Edward Rtveladze, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.
The first five books-albums published in Uzbek, English and Russian from the series Cultural Legacye of Uzbekistan series were demonstrated at the event. They are devoted to the Uzbek collections in the State Museum of Oriental Art (Moscow), the Russian Museum of Ethnography (Saint Petersburg), the State Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow), carpets and embroidery of Uzbekistan in the World Collections (Australia, Canada, USA and others)the manuscripts of Alisher Navoi in the collection of the Russian National Library (Saint Petersburg).
In addition, five pilot albums on the collections of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts (St. Petersburg), the State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg), the State Historical Museum (Moscow), the musical heritage of Uzbekistan in the collections of the world and carpet weaving of Uzbekistan were presented.
Edward Rtveladze noted the importance of the Congress not only for Uzbekistan, but for the entire scientific community of the world.
“This congress has scientific, enlightening and educational significance. For a number of years, scientists of Uzbekistan, together with scientists, first of all, of Russia, have been working on the publication of five volumes ... This is an innovative project, it has no analogues in the whole world. I think other countries can follow our example,” - the Academician said.
According to him, other countries, where part of the material and spiritual culture of Uzbekistan is stored, will gradually be covered. “Our scientists and emissaries found out that the cultural legacy of Uzbekistan, which for various reasons ended up outside our homeland, is stored even in the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, Canada, Argentina. Gradually, we will cover these countries and regions,” - Edward Rtveladze emphasized.
The participants of the event were shown trailers of documentaries about the artifacts from Uzbekistan stored in the collections of museums, scientific institutes and libraries throughout the world. The creative team of the project filmed in 15 museums around the world and recorded interviews with scientists.
The congress brought together over 140 scientists, experts, diplomats, representatives of international organizations from more than 40 countries, as well as more than 50 representatives of domestic science.
