Video.
Inside Uzbekistan’s restored contemporary art centre
Updated: 07/09/2026 – 20:42 GMT+2
A restored 1912 industrial complex now houses a contemporary art centre, opening with Hikmah, featuring an installation from the Guggenheim Museum collection.
A 1912 industrial building designed by architect Wilhelm Heinzelman has been given a very different second life. First used as a tram depot and later as a diesel power station, the site has been restored as the Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent, with its industrial character deliberately preserved.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
During a visit ahead of its public opening, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev toured the galleries, education spaces and public areas and was briefed on future exhibitions, research and residency programmes.
One of the centre’s less visible features is a specialist research library devoted to art, visual cultures and critical theory, with a particular focus on perspectives from the Global Majority, alongside a growing archive of local artists’ studios.
Its inaugural exhibition, Hikmah, also marks the first presentation in Uzbekistan of an installation from the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Top stories
Now playing
Next
Inside Uzbekistan’s restored contemporary art centre
Now playing
Next
Passengers face flight chaos in Indonesia after Anak Krakatau eruption
Now playing
Next
Clowns take over the streets of Brazil’s historic Mariana
Now playing
Next
Latest news bulletin | September 7th, 2026 – Morning
Now playing
Next
Thousands attend Mladić’s funeral in Serbia despite EU warnings
Now playing
Next
Rescuers look for survivors after India hostel collapse kills seven
Now playing
Next
UN urges ‘accountability’ after 23 die in US migrant custody in 2026
Now playing
Next
AfD scores landslide regional victory but falls short of majority
Now playing
Next
Zelenskyy says war is likely to drag on into winter after US talks
Now playing
Next
Popular Egyptian TV presenter to appeal drug-related death sentence
Now playing
Next
AfD makes history in Germany, Mladić’s funeral tests Serbia’s EU bid
Now playing
Next
Indonesia keeps several airports shut but volcanic eruption is easing
Now playing
Next
Merz ‘deeply shocked’ after major AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt
Now playing
Next
Von der Leyen tries to counter Trump with €200 million investment in Greenland
Now playing
Next
Preserving the past: Kyrgyzstan’s World Nomad Games continues as new village brings history to life
Now playing
Next
Illegal hunting of protected species trial opens in Orléans against French billionaire Olivier Bouygues