ArtsNational Perth - THE GOLDEN ROAD TO SAMARKAND
Uzbekistan in the heart of Central Asia boasts glittering mosques, madrassahs and minarets in the Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. These contrast wonderfully with the brutalist Soviet buildings of Tashkent, Urgench and Nukus. This lecture is an overview of the country, and a primer for anyone thinking of visiting. We explore the Savitsky Museum in Nukus, with the second largest collection of Russian Avante Garde Art, collected at a time when these artistic styles were banned by the state. We explore the revival of Islamic miniature painting in Bukhara and the resurgence of handicrafts all over the country that ceased during the 1930s and the Soviet drive to make everything factory-based. Embroidered suzanis from Nurata, stunning ceramics from Rishton, and the production of silk and velvet in Margilan. With tourism numbers increasing what are the ways that tourism is helping and hindering the production of high-quality handicrafts?
Saturday 30 August 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC+08)
Location
State Library of WA, theatrette
25 Francis Road, Northbridge WA 6003
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ArtsNational Perth - THE GOLDEN ROAD TO SAMARKAND
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