Uzbekistan

Since the President of the French Republic’s visit to Uzbekistan in November 2023, the National Heritage Institute has been helping to strengthen relations between the two countries in the field of heritage. It is implementing cooperation initiatives in the training of heritage professionals, with the support of the French Embassy in Uzbekistan and in collaboration with the Uzbek Foundation for the Development of Arts and Culture. The INP’s initiatives benefit from the on-site presence of a dedicated international technical expert, Patricia Vergez, former head of the Painting Workshop in the Department of Conservators.

Key dates

2026: Training courses were organised in Tashkent and Bukhara for Uzbek professionals as part of the project supported by Aliph and co-funded by the European Union. These courses covered topics including an introduction to wood conservation, climate and environmental management in cultural institutions, textile conservation, and the handling of heavy artworks.

2025: Selection by ALIPH of a new training programme, due to be rolled out in 2026.

2025: Finalisation of a Fonds Équipe France (FEF) project in partnership with the Foundation for the Development of Art and Culture.

2025: As part of a Fonds Équipe France (FEF) funding initiative led by the French Embassy in Uzbekistan, the INP was able to produce a French-Russian-Uzbek heritage glossary on the vocabulary of painting conservation and restoration, coordinated by Stanislav Khashimov, an Uzbek heritage conservator specialising in painting, who trained at the National Heritage Institute.

April 2025: Training on the labelling of collections in Tashkent and the production of a trilingual glossary (French–Russian–Uzbek).

March 2025: Signing of a cooperation agreement to develop new training initiatives and lay the foundations for a centre dedicated to heritage preservation.

February 2025: Signing of an agreement between the INP and the Uzbek Foundation for the Development of Arts and Culture, providing for the implementation of new cooperation initiatives in the field of training for heritage professionals and the planning of a training centre for heritage preservation in Uzbekistan

October 2024: Launch of a series of training courses for professionals in Uzbekistan

2024: Hosting heritage professionals for training in scientific photography methods, in partnership with the C2RMF.

2024: In partnership with the Uzbek Art and Culture Development Foundation and the Agency of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and thanks to the support of Patricia Vergez, former head of the painting workshop at the Inp and current international technical expert in Tashkent, two work-schools for student restorers from the Inp were held in Tashkent in May and June 2024.