Museum of Astronomy

The Museum of Astronomy in Tashkent is the first astronomical museum in Central Asia. It was opened in 2009 on the basis of the Mirzo Ulugbek Astronomical Institute, the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. The opening of the museum was timed to the International Year of Astronomy, declared by the UN in 2009, as well as in honor of the 615th anniversary of the birth of Mirzo Ulugbek, an outstanding astronomer of Uzbekistan.

The exposition of the Astronomical Museum was created with the support of UNESCO. Particular attention should be paid to the layout of the main instrument used by the Mirzo Ulugbek Observatory, which is necessary for observations, the meridian quadrant. There is a department dedicated to the origin of astronomy in Uzbekistan, it contains unique ancient instruments - octant, telescope, chronometer, reflector, globe and others. Every year the museum is visited by thousands of tourists, whole excursions and scientific and educational trips of students of schools and lyceums are organized.