Uzbekistan / DATE IDEA

Tilework in Samarkand.

Choose an accessible heritage site in Samarkand and find three recurring geometric motifs in the tilework.

01 / UZBEKISTAN

Go at your own pace.

Uzbekistan adds color to a date: a platter of plov, blue ceramics or a walk past decorative tilework.

02 / HOW TO DO IT

Choose an accessible heritage site in Samarkand and find three recurring geometric motifs in the tilework.
Check current admission fees and visiting hours.
Respect barriers and the religious purposes of buildings.

Can't visit a heritage site? Look at detailed photos in a museum collection together.

01 / Uzbekistan

Find somewhere serving plov and order one platter to share, with tea.

02 / Uzbekistan

Visit an accessible workshop or exhibition in Rishtan and each choose a color or pattern you'd use on a bowl.

03 / Uzbekistan

Have tea at a teahouse and take turns drawing a small pattern inspired by textiles you saw that day.