Museum audit revives shadows of previous era asset plundering and widespread art forgery

Tashkent Times is an English language online-newspaper that brings all latest Uzbekistan news

July 24, 2026

Uzbekistan's Museum Audit Uncovers Deep-Seated Crisis of Missing Artifacts and Pervasive Forgery, Echoing Past Plundering

A recent nationwide inventory audit, which brought to

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