The VII International Congress of the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan “The Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan - the Foundation of a New Renaissance” was held on the territory of the Silk Road Samarkand tourist complex in Samarkand from 5 to 8 November,2023.
The World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan (WOSCU) was created on the initiative of more than 300 oriental scholars from 40 countries in 2018. Congresses of the WOSCU are a traditional annual event where the results of the year’s work are discussed and plans for the future are made. These events and projects of the WOSCU are supported by the decree of the President of Uzbekistan and the government of the country. The central event is the presentation of book-albums of the series “Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the World’s Collections” in Uzbek, Russian and English. These books contain valuable information about the masterpieces of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan and are dedicated to collections located in more than 350 domestic and foreign museums and libraries in 50 countries.
This year, 10 new books were presented at the Congress - from 60 to 70 volumes of albums from the “Cultural Heritage in the World’s Collections” series. Among them are albums dedicated to the collections of cultural heritage of Uzbekistan from Azerbaijan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Also, Congress participants were presented with the results of publishing projects implemented by the World society, including albums “Historical figures in oriental miniature”, “Ceramics of Rishtan” and “Masterpieces of art of Uzbekistan”.
Source: UzDaily.com