Opening ceremony of the Cultural Legacy Week in Tashkent: "The Phenomenon of Oriental Renaissances: States, Religions, Personalities and Civilizations".

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Opening ceremony of the Cultural Legacy Week in Tashkent: "The Phenomenon of Oriental Renaissances: States, Religions, Personalities and Civilizations".

On October 18, the opening ceremony of the Cultural Legacy Week "The Phenomenon of Oriental Renaissances: States, Religions and Civilizations" will be held in the Conference Hall of the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan (WOSCU).

As part of the ceremony, officials will address the participants of the Week with a welcoming speech, greet the participants and tell in detail about the objectives of the Cultural Legacy Week, upcoming events planned for the coming days, and touch upon the issues that will be discussed within the framework of these events. In particular, locations where unique exhibitions will be held, scientific forums and discussions will be mentioned. 

There will be speeches by prominent foreign representatives of the scientific community, Deputy Director General of the Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRСICA), Chingiz Tomar, Professor of the Department of History of Namik Kemal University, Halit Eren (Turkey), Leading designer, Project Manager at Wilmotte & Associates. Emmanuel Brello (France), Leading specialist in Central Asian manuscripts, Researcher at the Central Asian Department of the Berlin State Library, Aysima Mirsultan (Germany), Head of the Istanbul Islamic Civilization Park, the author of unique copies of the Istanbul Quran, Husayn Kutlu (Turkey), Special Researcher at the Miho Museum, Doctor of Sciences Sergey Lapteff (Japan) and other world-famous experts. 

A video film will be presented as part of the opening ceremony, which will highlight the state reforms carried out in New Uzbekistan in the fields of science, culture and education. The film will highlight the efforts of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in studying and preserving the country's cultural heritage. The results of the launch of educational programs and holding of major international events, such as the annual WOSCU Congresses, will also be shown. All these initiatives of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev contribute not only to the presentation of the culture and history of Uzbekistan outside the country, but also to the exchange of experience with foreign colleagues.

Another documentary film that will be shown to the participants of the Week will tell about the work of the 8th International Congress of the WOSCU and the Center of Islamic Civilization. This is a cultural and humanitarian mega-project initiated by Shavkat Mirziyoyev as part of his idea to use the enormous potential of Islamic teachings in preserving spiritual and moral values, harmonizing social relations, and combating ignorance through education.

The main goals of the Cultural Legacy Week in Tashkent are to popularize the historical and cultural legacy of the country, including among the younger generation of the Uzbeks, present the Center of Islamic Civilization, and find partners for the joint implementation of projects to enhance the expositions of the museum halls and the library of the Center of Islamic Civilization, as well as the museum in the Imam Al-Bukhari complex.

It should be noted that during the week in Tashkent, there will be a simultaneous opening of exhibitions at 8 scientific sites of the capital, including the exhibition "Masterpieces of Archeology and Ethnography" in the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan, the opening of a special exhibition "The Quran: the Light of Peace, Goodness and Spiritual Awakening" will take place in the WOSCU conference hall, an exclusive exhibition "Treasures of the Ages: Manuscript Heritage of Uzbekistan" will open at the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, a thematic exhibition is planned at the State Museum of the Timurids, the opening of a special exhibition will also take place at the Museum of the History of Cinematography in the Cinema Palace, in the Center of Islamic Civilization - "Masterpieces of Historical Thought". In addition, there will be excursions along the Alley of Writers and an exhibition of projects at the Center of Islamic Civilization.



Opening ceremony of the Cultural Legacy Week in Tashkent: "The Phenomenon of Oriental Renaissances: States, Religions, Personalities and Civilizations".

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