The Head of the Cultural Heritage Agency’s Information Service, Mokhinur Imomova, reported this at a briefing at the AIMC.

Over the first 9 months of 2024, 3 million 4 thousand 549 local and foreign tourists visited Uzbekistan’s museums.

To further popularize museums, museum items, and collections, Uzbek museum exhibits were organized in Berlin (Germany), Baku (Azerbaijan), Florence, and Venice (Italy).

To attract more local and foreign tourists, souvenir shops, artisan workshops, and kiosks were opened in 27 museums, online stores were created, exhibitions of works by artists, folklore groups, artisans were organized, and particular areas for photo sessions were allocated.

To create inclusive conditions, 53 ramps and 9 elevators were installed in museums, and audio guides were organized in about 35 museums.

A scientific description of 308 cultural values ​​related to Uzbekistan’s history and culture stored in libraries, museums, funds, and other scientific and cultural institutions abroad was prepared. Electronic copies of 15 manuscripts related to the legacy of Uzbekistan scientists stored abroad were received.

In protecting cultural heritage sites, restoration and repair work was planned for 144 sites in 2024. Over the past period, the agency developed 64 design and estimate documents for restoration and repair work, of which 42 passed the examination of urban planning documentation. 

As of September 1, 2024, based on the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 846, 8,366 cultural heritage sites were included in the national register (of which 7,836 are state property and 530 are private property).

Uzbekistan joined the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia.

In addition, on September 12 this year, the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Charter of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (Rome, November 29, 2013)” was adopted. Thus, Uzbekistan became the 138th member state of this international research center.

Sh. Mamaturopova, UzA