Opening of the 2025 Silk Roads Cultural Heritage International Exchange Program

On 24 November 2025, in the city of Xi’an (China), staff members of the “Silk Road” International Research Institute under the International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage participated, on behalf of the institute, in the opening ceremony of the 2025 Silk Roads Cultural Heritage International Exchange Event.

As part of the visit, the Director of the “Silk Road” IRI, Professor M. Yusupova, and ten employees of the institute held meetings with specialists from the Xi’an Institute of Cultural Heritage Conservation and Archaeology, the ICOMOS International Conservation Center–Xi'an (IICC-Xi'an), Northwest University, as well as the China–Central Asia Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Human and Environment Research, established within the framework of the “Belt and Road” initiative.

During the meetings, the parties exchanged views on issues related to archaeological research, the study and preservation of cultural heritage, and the development of joint scientific projects. The staff of the “Silk Road” IRI familiarized themselves with the activities of major museums, restoration laboratories, and visited historical and cultural heritage sites of Xi’an.

The partner organizations of the event included:
• Datang West Market Museum;
• Collaborative Research Centre for Archaeology of the Silk Roads;
• Shaanxi Vocational and Technical College;
• Qujiang Art Museum;
• Xi'an Qujiang Daming Palace Site Preservation Office.