At the next expanded meeting of the Scientific Council of the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, the following issues were discussed:

The participants discussed enriching the exhibition of the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan — being established on the initiative of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev—with new content, artifacts, and models. A presentation was also delivered by Igor Malkiel, a representative of the Hermitage Museum, on the establishment of a Restoration Department within the Center.

The meeting addressed the issue of transferring exhibits related to the history of Uzbekistan currently stored in the Hermitage Museum to the Center. In addition, heads of departments in nine areas presented reports on changes and additions to the exhibition.

The head of the Center, Firdavs Abdukholikov, called on Council members and international partners participating in the meeting to act in unity in the construction of the Center.

“Our goal is one — to justify the trust expressed by the President of our country, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. We must jointly carry out this responsible work. As you know, productive work is being done in this direction. More than 3,000 local and international partners have been involved in the projects. Over 40 working groups have been created across nine areas. Intense discussions, negotiations, and active dialogues are ongoing regarding the filling of the Center’s five main halls with exhibits. We rely on the opinions of local scholars and take a scientific and innovative approach together with international partners,” said Firdavs Abdukholikov.

Salim Ahmad, Director of the “1001 Discoveries” company, participated with a special project to create an intellectual space for children. Within this project, children will have the opportunity to interact with scholars and explore the Center through books.

“To date, we have participated in more than 20 such mega-projects. Over the course of our work, we have implemented more than 40 projects in Muslim countries. More than 500,000 children have benefited from our initiatives. We are pleased that our next major project is connected with Uzbekistan. Within the intellectual space, children will be able to see, interact with, and virtually meet scholars. We also plan to publish a book to introduce children to the Center. It will be in full color and in a format suitable for distribution. Considering that children from remote and rural areas may not be able to visit, we also plan to organize mobile presentations of the children’s space in the regions,” said Salim Ahmad.

At the end of the meeting, the Deputy Director of the Center, Radjab Radjabov, gave a presentation on grant projects related to media coverage of the summit “Central Asia and the European Union: Results, Plans, and Prospects,” held in Samarkand.