Friday, 26, April, 2024

Culture

The Government of Uzbekistan, by its December 11 decree, has approved the Program for development of activities and strengthening resource base of state museums for 2017-2027.

José Carreras, one of the greatest tenors of all time, will perform at the Uzbekistan International Forums Palace on December 17, accompanied by the Uzbekistan Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the Spanish maestro David Gimenez.

Kuwait city will host the Days of Uzbek Culture from December 15 to 22, the Uzbek ministry of culture said. The events will be opened with a concert, also featuring exhibitions of national applied arts and photographs, presentation of Uzbekistan’s tourist potential and sights, round table, master classes and other events.

British pop singer Robbie Williams will perform at Tashkent’s International Forums Palace on December 15. The concert is reportedly organized by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov.

“Caravan on the Silk Road” sculptural composition has been erected in Tashkent’s Chilanzar district at the entrance to the city, Nuz.Uz reported.

According to UzbekKino (transl. Uzbek Cinema), Fotih Jalalov has been appointed interim Director of UzbekFilm (transl. Uzbek Movie), the national film studio.

Tashkent’s UzExpoCentre will host the annual Tashkent International Tourism Fair (TITF) -Tourism on the Silk Road 2017 from October 3-5. The Fair is Uzbekistan’s main tourism eventб which has been held annually since 1994 and is rightfully recognized by the international tourist community as the landmark event in the global tourist exhibitions calendar.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered an opening speech at the Sharq Taronalari music festival in Samarkand, the Presidency website said.

The delegation of Uzbekistan led by the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov visited the National Museum of India in New Delhi on Monday, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Tashkent will host exhibition of photos capturing the life of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov and Islam Karimov portrait exhibition including works chosen  following the contest.  The contest featured entries by professional artists, graphic artists and painters. Winners of the contest will be awarded with prizes from the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan.

On September 9-10, maiden symphonic open-air concert will be held in Tashkent co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and TOP Congress. It will mark the opening of the 88th theatrical season of the Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theater (SABT).

The first solo exhibition of the photjournalist and photographer Umida Akhmedova opened on Monday in Tashkent’s ZERO LINE gallery. It will last until the end of August.

The British Museum has helped to recover an important medieval Islamic artefact that surfaced in a London gallery after it was stolen from a monument in Uzbekistan.

Professional and amateur photographers from all over the world are invited to participate in the International Photo Contest, dedicated to climate change and protection of ozone layer, which will be held from July 10 to September 11, 2017.

In the Committee for Religious Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan on Wednesday was held a meeting with a delegation of the Governing Council of Jehovah's Witnesses, including representatives in the USA Kenneth Flodin and Europe Lorenzo Trapanese.

The U.S. Embassy will host a unique concert on June 29 by the American Band, Starlifter, which will take the stage at the Old Embassy in honor of Independence Day, the U.S. Embassy press service announced.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Kokand City Theater during his trip to the Fergana Valley. The Kokand City Theater was built in 1987, with the building of the theater and its hall for 750 spectators recently repaired in a modern style.

A panel of experts for information and mass communications affairs has approved a list of games that are not recommended for importing, reproduction (production) and dissemination on the territory of Uzbekistan, a statement of the Agency for Intellectual Property said.

On June 8, 2017 the legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will give a concert in Uzbekistan. The concert is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Uzbekistan and the philanthropist Alisher Usmanov.

On 19 May, during a press conference involving Mr Atabek Musayev, Head of NA “Uzbekkino”, and Ambassador Eduards Stiprais, Head of the EU Delegation to Uzbekistan, the screening programme and trailer of the Film Festival were presented to journalists.