Kettik!
This week’s guide
On the eve of spring, we invite you to explore a diverse program of cultural events where everyone will find something to their liking. From visual art exhibitions to interactive workshops, from environmental initiatives to lectures on cinema and fashion — this week is rich in events that can brighten your leisure time and even broaden your creative horizons.
Friday
ART
Victor Apukhtin's Graphics Exhibition "Real Graphics — A View from the Past into the Future"
The first major retrospective exhibition in twenty years of works by the honored master of graphics Viktor Apukhtin. The exhibition includes museum works reflecting the evolution of the artist's creative journey—from realistic sketches to complex symbolic compositions. The program includes a series of lectures and master classes by Viktor Apukhtin, where the master will talk about his creative path, reveal the features of his favorite techniques, and share professional secrets. Admission is free.
Gallery of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan
Saturday
COMMUNITY
Environmental Festival "YASHIL UYIM" (Green Home)
An eco-festival combining educational and entertainment programs. The event features interactive games with prizes, seminars and trainings from ecology specialists, workshops for children on recycling plastic and paper, a fair of eco-products from local producers, and a musical evening. Tickets can be purchased online.
Alisher Navoi St.
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EVENT
Program at the Ural Tansykbaev House-Museum
Two free events for children and adults (age 6+) with prior registration:
Ural Tansykbaev House Museum
Sunday
FASHION
Lecture "Fashion and Cinema: 1950s–70s — Rebels, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Era of Haute Couture"
The second lecture from Alesya Kichko's original series, a journalist and researcher of costume history. The lecture is dedicated to the period of the 1950s–70s, when cinema and fashion became a powerful tool for protest and expression of freedom. Lecture language: Russian. Participation fee: 150,000 soums.
Tashkent Film School
Wednesday
ART
Maxim Vardanyan Painting Exhibition
Exhibition of a series of 20 decorative panels by painter Maxim Vardanyan (b. 1962), created over the last three years. The works have been exhibited in galleries in France, Belgium, the USA, Great Britain, and Japan; the paintings are held in the private collections of world celebrities. The key feature of the exhibition is the large-format decorative panels, measuring up to 9 meters in length. Admission is free. Phone for inquiries: +998 71 252 26 50.
Central Exhibition Hall of the Academy of Arts
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