Samarkand Regional Museum of Local History

Samarkand Regional Museum of Local Lore was opened in 1981. It is located in the historical part of the city, in a house built in the early XX century. The decoration of the building combines Asian and European styles, the living room is very bright and colorfully decorated, ceramic ovens differ in special elegance.

The museum building is considered a monument of architecture and is under the protection of the state, and the collection of the local history museum has many exhibits, divided thematically into two parts: nature and history. The Nature Department introduces visitors to the rich and diverse flora and fauna of the region. There are botanical and entomological collections, herbaria, geological department, landscape expositions, stand for nature protection. The department of history of the region reveals all its main periods from antiquity to the present day. Here are products made of ceramics and metal, clothes and jewelry, the first manuscripts and documents, weapons and household items. Very interesting is the exposition “House of the Farmer of the XIX century”.