Uzbekistan News » Bukhara News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: Bukhara and Tashkent: Opposing universes in Uzbekistan
One nation and two contrasting cities whose differences tell the story of Uzbekistan’s DNA. This is what’s entailed by visiting Bukhara and Tashkent, from the golden age of the Mongol and Persian ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: The First Bukhara Biennial Reveals That the Most Expensive Ingredient Is Time
Uzbekistan, a central region in the Silk Road and Soviet Union, has long connected “East and West” through major cities like Samarkand, Bukhara and its present-day capital, Tashkent. The contemporary ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: Bombing Bukhara: Did Russia's Imperial Ghosts Spark Art Censorship In Uzbekistan?
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 ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: Will Uzbekistan’s Big Bet on Culture Pay Off? Inside Its Bold Overhaul
While the phrase “explore and discover” is used liberally across the art world, the unveiling of a slew of new art venues and events in Uzbekistan might be the closest the words come to not being ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: The Bukhara Biennial Will Break Your Heart
Ruben Saakyan and Konstantin Lazarev's “The Observer’s Illusion” (2025) (foreground) and Antony Gormley and Temur Jumaev's “CLOSE,” (2024–2025) (background) installed at the former Khoja Kalon Mosque ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: Uzbekistan’s Inaugural Bukhara Biennial 2025 Opens Across Restored Historic Landmarks
The Mir-i-Arab Madrasa. Image Courtesy of Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation Untitled, 2024–2025 by Marina Perez Simão Brazil in collaboration with ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: #1382 [Long-form note ⑨ I went to Uzbekistan for 10 days!]
The theme for my long-form note in September is "Travel records to Uzbekistan." (Actually, I update at the end of every month, so I planned to update at the end of September, but I couldn't make it in ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: (Day 6) Detailed Uzbekistan Diary
From Samarkand to BukharaMy first sleeper trainToday, I will travel from Samarkand to Bukhara in the morning.Since it departs at 5:32, I arrived at the station early. It is still dark outside.The only ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: Bukhara unveiled: Drone footage of Uzbekistan’s Silk Road
Bukhara unveiled: Drone footage of Uzbekistan’s Silk Road Glide over Bukhara, Uzbekistan’s ancient oasis city, where centuries-old minarets, madrassas, and bazaars echo the grandeur of the Silk ...
News Uzbekistan » Bukhara » People: Uzbekistan: Kitschy Bukhara development proceeds amid growing objections
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 ...