Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - The traditional Week of Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan and the IV International Congress "Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan as the basis of a new Renaissance" will be held in Tashkent on 15-18 December 2020. 

This key event of the Week starts on December 15 in the building of the Youth Palace. The Congress will be attended by representatives of official circles and international organizations, over 300 prominent foreign scientists from more than 40 countries of the world, as well as about 1000 domestic scientists and national participants.

Two days of the IV International Congress "Cultural heritage of Uzbekistan as the basis of a new Renaissance" are set aside for reports of foreign scientists dedicated to the disclosure of the value of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.

Famous orientalists will share the impressive and sensational results of their many years of research on the contribution of the greatest minds of the Uzbek land to the development of world civilization, powerful bursts of scientific and cultural upsurge - the first and second Renaissances, which became unique periods in the history of all mankind and demonstrated an atmosphere of enlightenment, religious tolerance and humanism.

The idea of a new Renaissance, voiced by the President of Uzbekistan, takes on special meaning at a time when the republic is undergoing a large-scale renewal of many spheres of life. In addition to these bright periods, there were other glorious pages in the history of our country, which also attract the attention of researchers with their outstanding achievements.

At the Congress, it is planned to approve the "Roadmap" of the work of the World Society for the study, preservation and popularization of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan until 2025. There will also be a ceremony of presenting certificates for books-albums of the project "Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the World Collections" and facsimiles of unique manuscripts to museums and libraries of our country.

On this day, in addition to presentations and reports on the theme of the cultural and historical heritage of our country, there will be a presentation of 35 unique books-albums from the series "Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the World Collections". The books will reflect a rich palette of works of art in Uzbekistan dating back to different eras and located in museum and private collections around the world - collections of the Czech Republic, India, USA, Canada, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Great Britain, Japan. Several publications are devoted to unique artifacts stored in museums of our country - the State Museum of History, the Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The third day of the Week is devoted to the topic of cinema and historical photography. On this day, a meeting of the section of film critics of the Central Asian region will take place, as well as the ceremony of returning animated films (more than 100 cartoons) and six films of the golden collection of Uzbek cinema from the Russian Film Fund to Uzbekistan, which is most important for the history of cinematography of Uzbekistan, with the sponsorship of the World Society.

The fourth day of the week will be held under the auspices of popularizing culture and science among the younger generation. Special interactive platforms will be prepared, where representatives of the young generation of Uzbeks will be able to get acquainted with the achievements in the field of culture and art of our country in an exciting way. Multimedia "bases", 3D installations with reviving historical pictures, historical reconstructions with scenes from historical films and books, thematic zones of hunarmands, master classes of national dances, as well as a game of the team of experts "What? Where? When?" on the history of our country and even historical theater reenactments.

The Week of Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan prepares many pleasant surprises for guests and participants. Among them - a demonstration of domestic film premieres, "Kinolektoriy" with unique newsreels, a bright and colorful fashion show "National clothes - the pearl of a new renaissance" and much more.