The Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan is taking shape in Tashkent as a cultural and educational project of international scale.
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A major collaborative undertaking, work on Uzbekistan’s Center for Islamic Civilization brought together nearly 500 experts from almost 100 countries, and more than a thousand Uzbek scholars.
Together, they developed some 800 projects aimed at studying, preserving, and presenting Islamic heritage in ways that are accessible to a wide public.
More than a museum, the Center features exhibitions tracing human history from early origins, through the arrival of Islam, and into the present. Its library, restoration and digitisation laboratories, and research facilities support the ongoing study and preservation of the world’s fastest-growing major religion.
Under the theme “Civilizations, Personalities, and Discoveries,” the Center depicts history through the lives and ideas that shaped it, rather than through artefacts alone. This perspective highlights the connections between cultures and the shared contributions of different regions and faiths.
