About the CCA Tashkent Library
On the third floor of the Service Building, the CCA Tashkent Library holds Central Asia's first curatorial library — a specialist research collection devoted to art, visual cultures and critical theory, with a deliberate emphasis on perspectives from the Global Majority World. Its shelves bring together publications on art history, textiles and craft from Uzbekistan and beyond, complemented by a growing artists' studio archive documenting the practices of local artists working today. Together, the collection and archive reflect Tashkent's long history as a crossroads of artistic and intellectual exchange, gathering voices from the region and beyond under one roof.
Access to the Library is free and open to all, in keeping with the Centre's founding commitment to remain an inclusive meeting point for the city and the wider region. Visitors are asked to book their place in advance, reserving a slot to read, research or study within the space; this appointment-based system allows the Library to remain a considered environment suited to sustained work rather than passing visits. Once booked, readers are welcome to spend their time immersed in the collection, whether pursuing a specific line of research or exploring the archive more broadly.
Visitor's Guide
To ensure that the Library remains accessible to as many readers as possible, each visitor is asked to make one reservation per day, with a maximum session length of two hours; this arrangement allows the space to be shared fairly across all those wishing to read, research or study within it.
Slots may be booked only through the website, and each visitor must book their own reservation; bookings are personal and non-transferable, and may not be made on behalf of another person.
All bookings are subject to staff approval and are not automatically confirmed, and visitors are kindly asked to arrive promptly for their reserved slot. As a courtesy to fellow readers awaiting their turn, late arrival or non-attendance may affect the approval of future bookings.
To preserve the Library as a considered and focused environment for reading and research, food and drink are not permitted within the space, and visitors are asked to maintain a quiet atmosphere throughout their visit. Failure to observe these rules may result in restricted access to the Library.
