Retro Film: Ulitsa trinadtsati topoley
Date: 24 April, 18:30
Venue: Palace of National Cinematic Art ("Panoramic"), Hall No. 5
The Retro Film Club invites you to a screening of Ulitsa trinadtsati topoley (Street of Thirteen Poplars), a lyrical and warm film about love, human destinies and time that changes everything. Shot in 1969 by Viktor Ivanov and Abram Naroditsky, the story is closely tied to post-earthquake Tashkent after 1966. A discussion will follow the screening.
Free admission
New Menu Launch at Nukus 89
Date: 25 April, 17:00
Venue: Nukus 89
Nukus 89 hosts an evening unveiling its new menu, accompanied by live poetry and music. The event brings together gastronomy, spoken word and DJ sets in one of the city’s most popular cultural spaces.
Free admission
Exhibition: Dialogue with Time
Date: Opening 23 April, 18:00
Venue: Andakulova Gallery
This anniversary exhibition by Javlon Umarbekov marks the artist’s upcoming 80th birthday and offers a rare opportunity to see his work in this context. Bringing together paintings and graphic works from different periods, it traces the evolution of the master's distinctive style, where tradition meets modernity in a unique form of modernism.
Free admission
Exhibition: The Aral Sea: Memory and Grandeur
Date: 21–24 April, from 10:00
Venue: Ikuo Hirayama International Caravanserai of Culture, 37A Yusuf Khos Khojib Street
The last day of the exhibition. This photography project is part of the Festival of Fine and Applied Arts organised by the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, conceived as a tribute to the legacy the Aral Sea has left to Karakalpakstan and its people.
Free admission
Book Presentation: A Mother’s Heart
Date: 26 April, 18:30
Venue: Puppet Theater
Asian Book House presents A Mother’s Heart by Tokhir Muratov, published simultaneously in Russian, Uzbek and English. The book explores themes of sacrificial love, memory, respect for parents and personal choice through an intimate and emotional narrative.
Free admission
Jazz Festival Opening: Stanley Clarke and Myles Sanko
Date: 28 April, 19:30
Venue: Open-air venue, Palace of International Forums “Uzbekistan”, 80 Uzbekistan Avenue
The opening ceremony of the Tashkent International Jazz Festival takes place on the open-air venue of the Palace of International Forums. The programme features British singer Myles Sanko and jazz legend Stanley Clarke, one of the most influential bassists in music history.
Free admission
Festival: Stariy Dom
Date:
18–26 April
Venue: Various locations across the city
The Stariy Dom (Old House) festival brings together historic houses of Tashkent that have been transformed into art spaces. The programme includes exhibitions, lectures and a city quest exploring familiar urban locations.
Eco-Festival: Green House
Date: 25 April, 12:00
Venue: MOC Hub Center, 77 Buyuk Turon Street
MOC Hub Center will host an eco-festival featuring talks, workshops and interactive activities. The programme of the event focuses on recycling, conscious consumption, exchange practices and an evening film screening. Admission: 30,000 UZS.
