Exhibition dedicated to Bashkir culture opens in Moscow

Within the project "Return to the Origins" framework, the grand opening of the exhibition "Heritage", dedicated to the Bashkir culture, took place in Moscow. A large-scale exhibition awaited the guests that day at the Dar cultural center, where paintings by Zifa Tulumbayeva, Chulpan Bilalova, and Lyudmila Koledina were presented; photographs by Gulnaz Galimullina, Azat Mustafin, Bairas Baibulov, and Rania Sharipova; knitwear by Lilia Tuktagulova, items of arts and crafts by craftswomen from Moscow and the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The visitors were also presented with household items and clothes from Alfiya Ageeva's and Anisa Dinmukhametova's collections. The guests were able to enjoy playing the national Bashkir instruments, watching creative performances from the artists Arsen Karimov, Renata Badamshina, Gulkai Khaliullina, Amir Turabov, Samsura Gordeeva, dancing and playing the national instrument "kubyz" by members of the vocal and choreographic ensemble "Khazina" and "Altyn Ai ". We tried koumiss and delicious Bashkir treats. The participants of the quiz on the knowledge of the Republic of Bashkortostan were waiting for memorable gifts. Director Amina Mindiyarova rendered great assistance in the design of the exhibition.

The headmaster of the “Gifting of Moscow” school, Muhammad-Bashir Dzaurov, and adviser for interaction with federal state bodies of the Plenipotentiary Representation of the Republic of Bashkortostan under the President of the Russian Federation, Aigul Sakayeva, delivered a welcoming speech. Words of congratulations in honor of the opening of the exhibition on behalf of the Chairman of the Presidium of the World Kurultai of the Bashkirs, the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Elvira Aitkulova were conveyed by Alfred Valiev, Deputy Chairman of the Kurultai of the Bashkirs of Moscow.

“This is not the first exhibition held by the Kurultai of the Bashkirs and the Sesen creative association in the Dar Center. In January 2022, personal exhibitions of the Bashkir artist Zifa Tulumbayeva and craftswoman Gulnaz Kuramshina were organized here for the first time. Representatives of other national communities of Moscow picked up the idea of holding such exhibitions in the cultural center. During this period, the Kirghiz, Tatars, and other ethnic groups could present their culture. The administration of the cultural center decided to extend the duration of the exhibitions to three months,” the project organizers told Bashinform News Agency.