Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Embassy of our country in Great Britain solemnly handed over to the British Museum a 50-volume book “The Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the Collections of the World”, provided by the World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan, Dunyo news agency reported.

The British Museum is one of the oldest, largest and most visited museums in the world. It was founded in 1753 by the royal physician and art collector Hans Sloane, who bequeathed his collection to the state. In total, the museum has 94 galleries, the total length of which is 4 km. Today, the British Museum is the world’s largest historical and archaeological museum with luxurious collections of artifacts from the ancient world. 5.5-6 million people visit it annually.

The event was attended by the director of the British Museum, Mark Jones, and museum staff, who were presented with brief information about each book. It is noted that each volume of the collection is dedicated to artifacts of Uzbekistan in one or another foreign country. The painting series includes both internationally recognized masterpieces and little-known or completely unknown examples to the general public and specialists. The text in three languages allows you to reach a wide readership.

For the first time in the publishing practice of Uzbekistan, augmented reality technology is used in books and albums, which allows the reader to receive additional visual information about the collection or a specific topic.

Mark Jones expressed hope that the presented books will be among the important exhibits of the British Museum, which is interested in the further development and expansion of comprehensive cooperation with Uzbekistan.

During the dialogue, issues of raising the culture of Uzbekistan on the basis of the British Museum, as well as establishing permanent cooperation between the museums of the two countries were discussed. in this context, plans were discussed to organize an Uzbek exposition at the “Silk Road” exhibition, which will be held at the British Museum from September 2024 to March 2025.