Bukhara Biennial: A Cultural Renaissance in the Heart of the Silk Roads

Bukhara Biennial: A Cultural Renaissance in the Heart of the Silk Roads

For ten enchanting weeks, the Bukhara Biennial will be hosted in the ancient city of Bukhara for an extraordinary gathering of over 70 internationally acclaimed artists, musicians, architects, poets, master artisans, and celebrated chefs.

The inaugural edition themed ‘Recipes for Broken Hearts’ will feature international artists such as Igshaan Adams, Carsten Höller, Jeong Kwan, Delay Morelos (here featured), Tavares Strachan, Saule Suleimenova, Aisultan Seitov, alongside Uzbekistan’s own Jahongir Bobokulov, Munisa Kholkhujaeva, Daniyar Davydov, Zilola Saidova, and Jenya Kim.

Together with Commissioner Gayane Umerova, Chairperson of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF), Curator Diana Campbell and Creative Director of Architecture Wael Al Awar, the biennial will transform Bukhara into an unparalleled arena of artistic, culinary, and cultural exploration. It will also include architectural reinvention, breathing new life into Bukhara’s meticulously restored historic madrasas, caravanserais and former mosques.

Save the date: September 5th - November 20th