Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation

The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) preserves, promotes and nurtures Uzbekistan’s heritage, arts and culture. Positioned at the forefront of Uzbekistan’s cultural development, ACDF is committed to fostering the cultural ecosystem of the country, driving the creative economy, and providing opportunities for practitioners on a local, regional and global stage. ACDF believes that culture and heritage are vital in shaping society, uniting communities, bridging generations, and facilitating cross-cultural conversations.

In Tashkent, ACDF has successfully led the fourth edition of the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) (2-4 October 2024) and currently spearheads the inaugural Aral Culture Summit (4-6 April 2025) in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (April – October 2025), the renovation of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent, the construction of the new State Museum of Arts designed by Tadao Ando, and the restoration and partial reconstruction of the Palace of the Grand Duke of Romanov. ACDF has also launched “Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI”, an ongoing research project documenting and protecting the city’s modernist architecture, highlighted by two significant publications in collaboration with Rizzoli New York (published in November 2024) and Lars Müller Publishers (to be published in early 2025). In Bukhara, ACDF is launching the first Bukhara Biennial in September 2025.