Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 24 August 2023, the State Museum of the History of Culture of Uzbekistan, the State Museum-Reserve "Samarkand", opened an exhibition entitled "The Face of the Earth", dedicated to the history of the Uzbek people and statehood, the periods of the first and second Renaissance, and the life and work of great scientists. It exhibits more than 60 rare museum items, works of fine art made from materials such as ceramics, precious stones and metals, glass.

The exhibition demonstrates the high political and cultural level of Samarkand during the first and second Renaissance, as well as evidence of the recognition of this fact by the world community. The purpose of the exhibition is to show visitors the role of Samarkand on a global scale.

In addition, the exhibition is designed to highlight the contribution to world science of great thinkers, scientists who lived and worked in Maverannahr and Khorasan, as well as to tell about their personalities and their works with the help of archaeological, ethnographic exhibits, works of fine art and other sources.

The exhibition is arranged in chronological order and consists of the following sections:

Political and cultural processes in the history of Samarkand in the Bronze and Early Iron Ages.

The significance of Samarkand’s location on the Great Silk Road and the importance of using the Sogdian language on trade routes.

Showing samples of rare items made of ceramics, stone, metal and glass, made in medieval Samarkand.

The influence of the development of science and culture of Samarkand during the first renaissance of the 9th-12th centuries. AD on the social development of Maverannahr, as well as the demonstration of archaeological and ethnographic finds related to the study of the history of Samarkand and discovered during archaeological and ethnographic expeditions.

The exhibition will run until 1 October this year.