Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Heritage for the Future award was presented in Tashkent. 12 academicians, 9 doctors of sciences and 7 candidates of sciences, more than 20 specialists from museums and libraries, 7 directors of house-museums, as well as representatives of 15 mass media became laureates.

The World Society for the Study, Preservation and Popularization of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan established a special award "Heritage for the Future", which was awarded to outstanding representatives of science and culture of Uzbekistan. The sets of book-albums of the series "Cultural heritage of Uzbekistan in the collections of the world" became the awards in the award.

The laureates of the award were scientists, orientalists, workers of museums, libraries and house-museums, representatives of relevant ministries and departments, art historians, artisans, artists, as well as representatives of the media and the country's creative intelligentsia.

- The project "Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan in the Collections of the World" is a visiting card of New Uzbekistan. President of the country Shavkat Mirziyoyev has elevated the careful preservation and popularization of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan to the rank of state policy, and our project, which has published 50 book-albums and united 300 scientists from all over the world, is a striking result of this policy in five years, said the Chairman of the Board of the World Society Firdavs Abdukhalikov. “In this regard, I would like to thank the government of Uzbekistan for providing grants, the opportunity to donate to museums and educational institutions books from the series“ Cultural heritage of Uzbekistan in the world's collections. These days, summing up the results of the year, I would like to say special words of gratitude to the co-organizer of the project - the oilfield service company Eriell Group and its head Bakhtiyor Fozilov - for their permanent support over the course of five years.

- Dear friends, art historians, artists, craftsmen, journalists. I sincerely congratulate you on today's well-deserved award. We wish you to receive even more significant awards for your work and the work that you are doing, - congratulated the laureates of the Hero of Uzbekistan award, an outstanding translator and writer Ibrahim Gafurov. - You and your work deserve even greater awards! The Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan project is doing a lot in this matter, led by the World Society and the Eriell company. Through their work, they demonstrate to the whole world the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan and elevate it. Once again, I congratulate you on your awards and wish you health and success in your future work in the coming year. "

-Uzbekistan is recognized as a country that has its own special mission. “In the first place is the study and popularization of our cultural heritage,” said Sadyk Safayev. - The President of Uzbekistan spoke about this several times - "In order to lay the foundation for the future, we must know our historical roots." It is the representatives of art and science who are present here today who make their great contribution to this noble cause. We are grateful to you for your colossal work that you are doing in the name of the present and the future, the development of the culture of our people, ”he stressed.

-The annual events held as part of the Cultural Heritage week by the World Society help to spread our national cultural heritage, heritage and traditions and are of great importance not only in our country, but also on the world stage. Abroad, such projects are looked at with admiration, ”said Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov.

- Five years ago we organized this project and today we see 50 volumes - the real work of many, many scientists who put their knowledge, experience, efforts and soul into the study, preservation and popularization of the culture and science of our country. And I hope that next year, we will all gather again at the same New Year's event and give everyone new albums from the series,” commented Edward Rtveladze, scientific director of the project“ Cultural heritage of Uzbekistan in the world's gatherings ”:

Academician of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Arts Akhmedova Nigora noted, “I am glad that for the first time the project “Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan” has collected and paid attention to artists, academicians of the Academy of Arts - it is very honorable and pleasant. The artist lives his own life, creates, and such attention for each of them is a real big event. Album books are a truly royal gift for all of us!

More than 100 beneficiaries were awarded at the event. At the same time, the traditional ceremony of presenting books-albums of the series "Cultural heritage of Uzbekistan in the collections of the world" to libraries of state and public organizations took place. It should be noted that in November the organizers of the action handed out over 10 thousand books-albums to libraries and educational institutions.

The prize was awarded in 7 nominations - “For contribution to the development of culture, promotion and support of ideas for the preservation, study and popularization of cultural heritage of Uzbekistan "," For many years of contribution to the study of historical science, archeology and art history of Uzbekistan "," For the preservation and study of the manuscript heritage of Uzbekistan, epigraphic architectural inscriptions "," Artist and time "," Authors of books-albums of the series "Cultural heritage of Uzbekistan "," For a series of documentaries dedicated to the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan "," For the popularization of science and culture of Uzbekistan. "