Traditional Crafts of the Silk Roads

Traditional Crafts of the Silk Roads

Traditional Crafts of the Silk Roads

30/11 2021

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Publication of the catalogue on “Traditional Crafts of the Silk Roads” has been identified as first cooperation project within Memorandum of Understanding signed between IICAS and Center “Umrboqiy Meros” (“Living Heritage”) in 10 August 2021. The purpose of the publication is to provide public in large with a summary of the representative handicrafts of various communities living along the Great Silk Road. The publication covers 22 countries of the Great Silk Road, which contains information about 32 traditional crafts, which are inscribed to the Representative List and Good Practice Register under the 2003 UNESCO Convention. For centuries, the Silk Road has been an important cultural exchange route in which there are many cities developed into cultural and learning hubs. Today, the examples of traditional handicrafts related to the centuries-old trading routes can still be experienced through various crafts exhibitions and artisans exchange programs that take place in countries along the Silk Roads. The catalogue was published with the financial support of the Public Fund for Support of NGOs and Civil Society Institutions under the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Official presentation of the catalogue will organized by the Center “Umrboqiy Meros” at the Alisher Navoi National Library of Uzbekistan on 20 December 2021. The electronic version of the catalogue can be downloaded at: https://www.unesco-iicas.org/book/142

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