Kunstkamera and museums in Tashkent and Samarkand discuss cooperation

Consul General of the Republic of Uzbekistan Mr. Abdurahmon Mahmudov visited our museum on 4 July. In the future, there is a prospect of joint scientific and cultural collaboration with museums and research centres of Tashkent and Samarkand.

"Cooperation with the Kunstkamera and the Hermitage is very important for the Consulate General of Uzbekistan, as these museums house major Uzbek collections," said Mr Abdurahmon Mahmudov during his meeting with the Director of the Kunstkamera, Andrey Golovnev.

The meeting discussed scientific and cultural interaction with museums and research centres in Tashkent and Samarkand, in which both sides are interested. Head of the laboratory "International Centre for Islamic Studies", chief researcher of the MAE RAS Dr. E.A. Rezvan, leading researcher of the Ethnography Department of South and South-West Asia of the MAE RAS Dr. E.G. Tsareva, specialist of the Consular Department Muyassarkhon Ravshanbek kizi Kodirkhodjaeva and leading specialist in international relations of the MAE RAS Dr. K.A. Maretina also took part in the discussion.

The Consul General of Uzbekistan visited our museum for the first time, the excursion for him and guests from the Consulate was conducted by the chief researcher Efim Rezvan. The Consulate General of Uzbekistan donated to the Kunstkamera a collection of books "Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the Collections of the World".