THE EXPERIENCE OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA AT THE PRESENT STAGE (case study of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)

In many countries of the Central Asian region a lot attention is paid to preservation and further development traditional crafts, which represent an intangible cultural heritage peoples. Active maintenance crafts at present stage primarily connected with well-considered policy aimed supporting national heritage, contributing tourism industry rural economy. The materials presented in this article are based on field research experience Tajikistan Uzbekistan under Ministry Science Higher Education RK AR09259862 “Research modern Kazakhstan: status ways preservation”. For study existing practices, we selected most significant sites well-developed handicraft activity professional academic institutions, specializing as part heritage. These cities Dushanbe, Samarkand, Bukhara Tashkent. This dedicated comprehension analysis preservation, revival region, using examples. A analyzed experience, conducted June 2022, has highlighted number important aspects, including set measures development, some cases, lost crafts. not only immense, but also allows us outline key points for evidence-based practices conservation Kazakhstan.