Treasures of the Oases of Uzbekistan. At the Crossroads of Caravan Routes
The exhibition "Treasures of the Oases of Uzbekistan. At the Crossroads of Caravan Routes" at the Louvre features masterpieces from the collections of museums in Uzbekistan.
The exhibition “Treasures of the Oases of Uzbekistan. At the Crossroads of Caravan Routes” at the Louvre tells about the history of the Silk Road, which passed through the southern part of present-day Uzbekistan. It will present objects of monumental and easel art, wall paintings, carved details of palaces, and arts and crafts objects. The exhibition features 168 museum exhibits, including 137 items from 13 museums of the Republic of Uzbekistan, covering the period from the 5th-6th century BC to the Timurid era, as well as 31 exhibits from the world’s leading museums: Cabinet des Médailles and the National Library of France (Paris), the British Museum, the British Library and the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), the Guimet Museum and the Louvre Museum (Paris), the Cleveland Museum of Art (USA), the University Library for Languages and Civilisations Studies (BULAC) (Paris), and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon).
