Uzbekistan Lends Artefacts to Milan Antiquity Show
Eight museum items from Uzbekistan feature in the Global Antiquity exhibition at Fondazione Prada, which opened in November 2026.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Fine Art
Uzbekistan contributed eight museum artefacts to the Global Antiquity exhibition, which opened on 5 November 2026 at Fondazione Prada in Milan. The show explores more than 1,600 years of cultural exchange between the Mediterranean and Asia.
Why it matters
The exhibition places Central Asian objects alongside works from Mediterranean and Asian traditions, presenting a broad view of connections across Eurasia. It offers an international audience direct access to artefacts drawn from Uzbekistan's museum collections.
Uzbekistan's Art and Culture Development Foundation supplied eight items from museum collections, a share of the more than 150 works in the show. The source does not report attendance or commercial figures for the exhibition.
The players
Fondazione Prada
A private arts foundation based in Milan that hosts contemporary and historical exhibitions.
Rem Koolhaas
A Dutch architect and founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture who designed the exhibition's spatial layout.
The details
Curated by Salvatore Settis, Anna Anguissola and Chiara Ballestrazzi, with spatial design by Rem Koolhaas and the AMO/OMA studio, the exhibition includes a sculptural prince from Khalchayan and seven chess pieces discovered in Afrasiab. It runs from 5 November 2026 to 1 March 2027.
Timeline
5 November 2026: Global Antiquity opens at Fondazione Prada in Milan.
1 March 2027: Global Antiquity exhibition closes.
Market Dynamics
The show extends Fondazione Prada's established practice of thematic exhibitions that set works from different regions and eras side by side. Its focus on Eurasian exchange places Uzbek loans within a wider international museum circuit.
Visitors to Milan can view the eight Uzbek artefacts alongside more than 150 other works at Fondazione Prada through 1 March 2027. The exhibition is held at a single venue, so access depends on attending in person in Milan.
The takeaway
Exhibitions of this kind show how objects from one region can be read alongside those from distant traditions. Readers planning a visit to Milan can see the Uzbek loans as part of a single Eurasian narrative.
Further reading
For more on the artists and artefacts behind such shows, browse the Fine Art section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by UzDaily.
