Programme
The inaugural Bukhara Biennial, Recipes for Broken Hearts, was imagined as a recipe where time and new ingredients keep being added with each ongoing day of the exhibition. This means that the exhibition that you encounter transforms day by day across the run of the biennial, building upon the opening celebrations from 5 to 7 September 2025 and culminating with the closing celebrations from 16 to 20 November 2025.
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Upcoming Events
Chef's Programme
Ekaterina Enileyeva, Aleksandr Tolkachev, Vladimir Kogay (Uzbekistan)
24.10.2025 — 25.10.2025
Café Oshqozon
Special Project
Café Oshqozon (from 27 September to 20 November 2025)
22.10.2025 — 03.11.2025
Café Oshqozon
Workshop
Hushtak painting workshop with Abdulvahid Karimov and Dilnoza Karimova
24.10.2025 15:30 — 17:30
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Performance
Shashmaqom Performance in the Blue Room
24.10.2025 17:30 — 18:00
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Performance
Safar Puppet procession Kamruzzaman Shadhin in collaboration with Zavkiddin Yodgorov
24.10.2025 — 25.10.2025
starts from Caravanserai
Workshop
Watercolor Painting Workshop with Yunus Farmonov
25.10.2025 15:00 — 17:00
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Performance
Bukhara Peace Agency Anna Lublina in collaboration with Sozandas of Bukhara
25.10.2025 17:00 — 17:40
Caravanserai
Workshop
Abru Bahor (ebru) workshop from Davlat Toshev and his students
26.10.2025 17:00 — 18:30
Gavkushon Madrasa
Past Events
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Symposium
The Craft of Mending: A Symposium on the Cross-Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan. Spotlight Tours (from 6 to 8 October 2025)
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Symposium
The Craft of Mending: A Symposium on the Cross-Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan (from 6 to 8 October 2025)
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Cinema
Requiem for the Caspian. Full-Moon Cinema Screenings
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
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Panel discussion
Behind the Commissions. Jahongir Bobukulov and Timur Zolotoev
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Panel discussion
Behind the Commissions. Munisa Kholkhujaeva and Dilnoza Karimova
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Performance
Intimate Conversations Shakuntala Kulkarni in collaboration with choreographer Arundhati Chattopadhyaya and Bukhara Philharmonic
Caravaneserai
Performance
Lecture-performance with Davlat Toshev on sufism and making
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Panel discussion
Behind the Commissions. Oyjon Khayrullaeva and her grandmother
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Panel discussion
Behind the Commissions. Denis Davydov, Bahrom Gulov and Anvar Gulov
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
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Performance
Intimate Conversations Shakuntala Kulkarni in collaboration with choreographer Arundhati Chattopadhyaya and Bukhara Philharmonic
Caravaneserai
Performance
Safar Puppet procession (Kamruzzaman Shadhin in collaboration with Zavkiddin Yodgorov)
starts from Caravanserai
Performance
Bukhara Peace Agency Sozandas Performance (Anna Lublina in collaboration with Feruza Asatova, Gulrukh Norkulova, Mehriniso Samieva, Roziya Sharipova and Rakhmon Toshev)
Caravanserai
Workshop
Panjara Making Workshop (Ahmad Angawi in collaboration with Shonazar Jumaev)
Gavkushon Madrasa
Panel discussion
Making Through Heartbreak featuring Aisultan Seit (Kazakhstan), Gulnoza Irgasheva (Uzbekistan), Hana Miletić (Belgium/Croatia), Himali Singh Soin & David Tappeser (India/UK), Qu Chang (China)
The House of Softness at Gavkushon Madrasa
Performance
Safar Puppet procession (Kamruzzaman Shadhin in collaboration with Zavkiddin Yodgorov)
starts from Caravanserai
Workshop
Through Bloom and Decay (Munisa Kholkhujaeva in collaboration with Anton Nozhenko)
Gavkushon Madrasa
Special Project
Al Musalla Prize: On Weaving by EAST Architecture Studio, AKT II, and artist Rayyane Tabet
West gate of The Kalyan Mosque
Panel discussion
The Architecture of Healing featuring Lina Ghotmeh, Lebanon, Marina Tabassum, Bangladesh, Nicolas Coeckelberghs, Belgium and Wael Al Awar, UAE.
Jadis Legacy Museum
Performance
The Rising of the Full Moon Performance by Hylozoic/desires (Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser) in collaboration with karnai players from Bukhara
Hauz
Performance
Intimate Conversations Shakuntala Kulkarni in collaboration with choreographer Arundhati Chattopadhyaya and Bukhara Philharmonic
Caravaneserai
Performance
Safar Puppet procession (Kamruzzaman Shadhin in collaboration with Zavkiddin Yodgorov)
starts from Caravanserai
Performance
Bukhara Peace Agency Sozandas Performance (Anna Lublina in collaboration with Feruza Asatova, Gulrukh Norkulova, Mehriniso Samieva, Roziya Sharipova and Rakhmon Toshev)
Caravanserai
Workshop
Fruit Jewellery Making Workshop (Taus Makhacheva in collaboration with Anel Ulumbekova, Adelina Uzyakova, Anastasiya Kim, Olga Kim, Tatevik Karapetian)
Gavkushon madrasa
Panel discussion
Art and Spirituality featuring Davlat Toshev (Uzbekistan), Delcy Morelos (Colombia), Jeong Kwan (South Korea)
Gavkushon Madrasa
Panel discussion
The Brain and the Body featuring Antony Gormley (UK), Oyjon Khayrullaeva (Uzbekistan), Pakui Hardware (Lithuania), Samah Hijawi (Jordan/Belgium), Suchi Reddy (India/USA)
Gavkushon Madrasa
Panel discussion
Women of Central Asia featuring Jazgul Madazimova (Kyrgyzstan), Madina Kasymbaeva (Uzbekistan), Nazira Karimi (Tajikistan/Kazakhstan), Saule Suleimenova (Kazakhstan), Zilola Saidova (Uzbekistan)
Gavkushon Madrasa
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Panel discussion
Commissioner Gayane Umerova opens the Biennial talks in a discussion with Artistic Director Diana Campbell
Gavkushon Madrasa
Performance
Safar Puppet procession (Kamruzzaman Shadhin in collaboration with Zavkiddin Yodgorov)
starts from Caravanserai
Workshop
Through Bloom and Decay (Munisa Kholkhujaeva in collaboration with Anton Nozhenko)
Gavkushon Madrasa
Special Project
Al Musalla Prize: On Weaving by EAST Architecture Studio, AKT II, and artist Rayyane Tabet
West gate of The Kalyan Mosque
Opening Day
Opening Day Programme
Khoja Kalon Mosque, Olimjon Caravanserai, Gavkushon Madrasa, the Hauz, West gate of The Kalyan Mosque
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