Treasures of the Ages: The Manuscript Heritage of Uzbekistan

As part of the International Cultural Heritage Week, the Abu Rayhan Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies hosted an international forum of Orientalists and an exclusive exhibition titled "Treasures of the Ages: The Manuscript Heritage of Uzbekistan."

The exclusive exhibition was organized at the Abu Rayhan Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies, home to one of the richest manuscript collections in the world. This collection is renowned for its abundance of unique manuscripts, variety of topics, languages, and historical periods, as well as its distinctive book artistry. In 2000, it was included in UNESCO's "Memory of the World" register. Today, the collection holds over 26,000 manuscripts in Arabic script, around 40,000 printed books, and more than 5,000 historical documents.