Ikat weaving process in Central Asia

The Ikat Connection

Central Asia's traditional cultural heritage

The Making of Ikats

Behind-the-scenes views of craft processes, workshops, and textile production.

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Festivals & Events

Public gatherings, exhibitions, and cultural moments around textile traditions.

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Fashion Designers

Contemporary creators inspired by Central Asian textile heritage.

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"Ustod-Shogird" schools of Ikat making in Central Asia, Institutions and Universities, Exhibitions / museum collections worldwide containing Uzbekistan Ikats

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Heritage needs a visible network.

The Ikat Connection brings together cultural actors, learning places, collections, exhibitions, and textile knowledge in one accessible public website.

113records in the current cultural dataset
110mapped places ready for visual review
6visible categories available in filters
95records with at least one contact or discovery channel

From workshops to museums.

The same map engine can support artisans, schools, galleries, museums, exhibitions, universities, and future partner directories without rebuilding the whole website.

Traditional weaving process in Central Asia

Ustod-Shogird Schools

Learning places and craft schools connected to textile knowledge and transmission.

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Museums and galleries

Cultural institutions, collections, and galleries that preserve or present textile heritage.

Ikat dyeing and textile process

Research and exhibitions

Academic, curatorial, and exhibition references that make the network easier to explore.

Built as a living cultural atlas.

The Ikat Connection brings together places, people, collections, and learning resources connected to Central Asian textile heritage.

Ikat weaving detail