Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan coordinates the implementation of the activities as indicated in the State Programme, executes projects and programmes aimed at safeguarding, preservation and development of ICH.
For instance, it deals with organization of International and Republican festivals, competitions, fairs of folk trades and crafts, Navruz festivities, scientific conferences, seminars; introduces ICH related knowledge to educational process, i.e. to HEIs and Colleges dealing with Arts; organizes professional development for the workers of culture dealing with ICH issues; monitors and oversees implementation of the State Programme; realizes National List (Inventory) and updates it regularly; approves Scientific and Methodological Board on ICH and Expert Groups responsible for each domain of ICH, etc.
In accordance with the Law, it: Practices State control of compliance of law in the field of safeguarding and use of objects of cultural heritage by legal persons and natural persons; participates in elaboration and execution of state programmes on safeguarding, preservation, popularization and use of objects of cultural heritage; executes state programmes on scientific and scientific-technical research, conservation, restoration and adaptation for contemporary use of objects of tangible cultural heritage; ensures identification, record, preservation and popularization of objects of cultural heritage; coordinates the activities of state run public authorities on the issues of safeguarding and use of objects of cultural heritage; maintains State Cadaster of objects of tangible cultural heritage and List of objects of intangible cultural heritage; organizes and carries out historical and cultural expertise (evaluation) of objects of cultural heritage;
The Ministry of Culture and Sports uses the funds of the state budget and investments for organization of events on ICH.
In 2013, by order of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan the composition of the Scientific and Methodological Board on Intangible Cultural Heritage as well as compositions of expert groups on each of the five domains of intangible cultural heritage were approved. These are the following:
- Head of the group "Oral Traditions and Expressions" – Mamatqul Joraev, Doctor of Philological Sciences (DLitt), Professor, Head of the Department of Folklore at the Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
- Head of the group "Performing Art" – Rustambek Abdullaev, Doctor of Art Sciences, Professor at State Conservatoire of Uzbekistan.
- Head of the group "Social practices, rituals and festive events" – Jabbor Eshonqulov, Doctor of Philological Sciences (DLitt), research fellow at the Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
- Head of the group "Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe" – Adham Ashirov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Head of Ethnology Department of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
- Head of the group "Traditional Craftsmanship" – Akbar Khakimov, Doctor of Art Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, Head of the "Fine and Applied Art" Department of the Institute of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
For more information:
Address: 5, Mustaqillik Square, Tashkent, 100017, Uzbekistan
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