Museum of Samarkand History

The Museum of the History of Samarkand is dedicated to the history of the founding of the city. It is located in the northern part of the city, near the oldest archaeological monument - the settlement of Afrasiab. The museum building was built in 1970. The museum contains an extensive and interesting collection of artifacts from different periods of the history of Samarkand, since its foundation.

There are weapons - blades, arrows, knives, as well as ancient coins and ceramics, household items. Special attention is paid to the most beautiful frescoes of the palace of Samarkand ichshid, the construction of which dates from the VII-VIII centuries. This palace was discovered by archaeologists in 1965, and now visitors to the museum can view the magnificent images on the walls of its halls: scenes of the wedding embassy, scenes of riders fighting predators, as well as scenes of receiving ambassadors from other countries. Collect exhibits for the museum began in the late XIX century, but the building for the historical museum was built only at the end of the XX century. Today, visitors - guests and residents of Samarkand - can get acquainted with different periods of the city's history.