The exhibition includes around 70 works of decorative and applied art from the 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn from museums in Uzbekistan and the State Hermitage Museum. These include interior objects, gold-embroidered robes, headdresses and boots, edged weapons, and jewellery. Some of the Uzbek exhibits are considered national treasures of Uzbekistan and will be presented outside the country for the first time.

The main goal of the exhibition is to present the applied art of Bukhara not only as a vibrant artistic phenomenon but also as a tool for intercultural interaction and political expression. The chosen period is no coincidence – this was a time of intensified diplomatic, trade, and cultural contacts between the Emirate of Bukhara and the Russian Empire. It was a period of searching for new forms of diplomatic representation and the flourishing of Bukhara's elite art.

Two separate display cases will feature the most valuable gifts from the Bukharan emirs to the Russian Imperial Court, held in the Hermitage collection. This part of the exhibition will be located in the Red Transformer Hall (Room 242) and will be accessible to visitors for one month.

The exhibition is organised by the State Hermitage Museum and the Fund for the Development of Culture and Art of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the participation of: the State Bukhara Museum-Preserve; the State Museum of Applied Art and the History of Craftsmanship of Uzbekistan; the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Uzbekistan; and the State Museum of the History of the Timurids of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.