22.11.2022

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron with their spouses visited the Arab World Institute in Paris.

The Institute and the Art and Culture Development Foundation under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan have jointly organized an exhibition «On the Roads to Samarkand: Wonders of Silk and Gold», which presents the richest tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan of the 19th and 20th centuries.

For the first time in France, more than 300 exhibits from 9 largest museums in Uzbekistan will be presented to the broad international audience from November 23 this year to June 4, 2023.

The exhibition includes collections of textiles, clothing and footwear, hats, jewelry, as well as 24 paintings by the Turkestan and Russian avant-garde from the museums of Nukus, Samarkand, Bukhara and Tashkent. 89 pieces of jewelry were restored as a part of the preparations.

A tour of the exhibition was held, and detailed information about the exhibits was presented for the Presidents.

The French side expressed admiration for the colorfulness and elegance of the components, testifying to the creative genius and skill of our craftsmen ancestors.

Thereupon, the official visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan to France has been completed. President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse warmly saw off President Shavkat Mirziyoyev with his spouse.