The club-museum of Anna Akhmatova, also called "Mangalochny yard", is dedicated to the work of the poetess. In December 2000, in T …
The State Literary and Memorial House-Museum of Sergei Borodin, opened in 1981, is dedicated to the life and work of an outstandin …
The Museum of Healthcare named after K.S. Zairov is the main monument of the development of medicine in the region. It was opened …
The Museum of Astronomy in Tashkent is the first astronomical museum in Central Asia. It was opened in 2009 on the basis of the Mi …
The Yuldash Akhunbabayev Memorial House-Museum in Tashkent is dedicated to the outstanding party and statesman of Uzbekistan. The …
The house-museum of Aybek Musa Tashmukhamedov is dedicated to the classic of Uzbek literature, the great poet and prose writer, sc …
The Museum of Olympic Glory is dedicated to the history of prestigious international competitions and demonstrates the outstanding …
The house-museum of Yunus Rajabi, People’s Artist of Uzbekistan, is located in the central district of Tashkent. It was opened in …
The Museum of Film Art of Uzbekistan reflects the formation of the culture of filmmaking in the region. It was founded in 1972, by …
Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature is a scientific, educational and cultural institution. The museum displays manuscripts th …
The Tamara Khanum Memorial Museum was established in Tashkent in 1994. The basis for the creation of this interesting museum was t …
The House-Museum of Gafur Gulyam is dedicated to the life and creative activity of the outstanding poet and People's Artist of Uzb …
Mukhtar Ashrafi House-Museum is dedicated to the outstanding composer of Uzbekistan and People's Artist of the USSR. The museum wa …
The Museum "In Memory of the Victims of Repression" is located in a very beautiful building in Tashkent, not far from the memorial …
The Geological Museum of Uzbekistan in Tashkent is the only geological museum in the country, it operates on the basis of the Inst …
The Museum of Railway Engineering is one of the most interesting museums in the world association of technical museums. It was ope …
The Museum of Applied Arts, located in Tashkent, was founded in 1937 in the palace of Russian diplomat Alexander Polovtsev. This t …
The State Art Museum of Uzbekistan is one of the largest museums in Central Asia. It was founded in 1918 as the Museum of the Peop …
The Tashkent Armed Forces Museum was founded in 1965. The rich and extensive exposition of the museum displays the history of the …
The Museum of History of Uzbekistan is the largest and oldest scientific and educational center in Central Asia. Founded in 1876, …
The memorial house-museum of Ural Tansykbayev was opened in 1981, in honor of the great Uzbek artist. The memorial is located in a …
The Amir Timur Museum, also known as the Timurid History Museum, was opened in 2006 and is one of the main architectural sights of …
The State Museum of Temurid History was opened in Tashkent in 1996, in honor of the 660th anniversary of Amir Temur, or Tamerlane, …
The Yesenin Literary Museum is a small museum dedicated to the work of the poet Sergey Yesenin. The exposition of the museum consi …
The State Museum of Nature of Uzbekistan is one of the most interesting museums of the capital of Tashkent. Moreover, this is the …
Tashkent is a city with a multi-layered history and a surprisingly lively museum culture. Science and art, literary traditions and memorials meet here, and each exposition tells its own, sometimes very personal history. A trip to Tashkent museums turns into a bright route where you can see the national heritage, achievements of science, and musical and cinematic artifacts.
In the center of the museum life of the city are a variety of institutions: the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, founded in 1918, amazes with the scale of collections and serves as a repository of works of decorative and fine arts; the Museum of Applied Arts, created in 1937 in the palace of the Russian diplomat Alexander Polovtsev, demonstrates the finest examples of crafts. The history of the country is presented in the Museum of the History of Uzbekistan - the largest and oldest scientific and educational center of Central Asia, and the themes of the Timurid era are detailed by the State Museum of the History of the Temurids and the Amir Timur Museum, opened in 2006. The Museum of Astronomy is the first astronomical museum in Central Asia, opened in 2009, and the Geological Museum of Uzbekistan is unique as the only geological museum in the country. Cinema and theatrical heritage are represented by the Museum of Cinema of Uzbekistan (founded in 1972) and memorial houses of outstanding artists and writers: the Club-Museum of Anna Akhmatova, the State Literary-Memorial House-Museum of Sergey Borodin, the House-Museum of Aybek Musa Tashmukhamedov, the House-Museum of Yunus Rajabi, the House-Museum of Gafur Gulyam, the Mukhtar Ashrafi House-Museum, the Memorial House-Museum of the Ural Tansykbayev, the Tamorial Museum and others. Also in the city attract the attention of the Museum of Olympic Glory, the Museum of Railway Technology, the Museum of the Armed Forces of Tashkent, the Museum of the Victims of Repression near the memorial complex and the House-Museum of the Shamuratov family with the exposition of Karakalpak culture - all these places form a rich and diverse network of museum routes both in the city and in the vicinity.
The museum poster of Tashkent is dynamic: exhibition halls regularly host temporary projects, retrospectives and imported expositions, and major museums periodically prepare thematic programs and joint projects. In different seasons, you can come across large-scale art projects, historical reconstructions or popular science shows; art and history centers often exchange collections, and small memorial museums hold author evenings and themed excursions for a narrow audience. It is recommended to watch the poster in advance and book tickets so as not to miss interesting temporary projects.
Come to Tashkent to see these collections with your own eyes and feel the atmosphere of museum halls. The best way to get the most impressions is to make an individual itinerary and book a tour with a private guide: local guides know hidden stories, logistics tips and know how to make any museum day rich and memorable. Plan your trip, choose routes and book guides in advance – and the museums of Tashkent will reveal their best treasures.
