BUKHARA, Uzbekistan -- In a sun-lit room in Tashkent, 75-year-old Akbar Rakhimov sits at his workbench. He leans forward, brush in hand, and draws black lines across a clay bowl. The strokes are ...

UNESCO says that Uzbekistan’s government has broken its promise to refrain from doing demolition and building work near historic zones in the city of Bukhara pending joint agreement on a master plan.

The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation has announced that the inaugural Bukhara Biennial will debut in the ancient Uzbekistan city on September 5, 2025. This first edition, titled ...

In an era of regional turmoil, Uzbekistan is turning to cultural diplomacy and its Islamic heritage to promote stability, ...

Once considered one of the region’s most closed and state controlled systems, the country has gradually opened its economy, ...

On the afternoon of February 26, demolition crews began work on dismantling a 23,000-seater soccer stadium near the historic heart of Bukhara. The razing of this building is only the start. Under a ...

The forms covering the seven-meter wide, two-meter high abstract painting float in a scene of violent chaos where domed roofs, falling figures, and disembodied hands jump out of the canvas. “When They ...

Uzbekistan's government has made a massive tourism push over the last few years. By all accounts, it seems to be working. The World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Development Index now ranks ...