Uzbekistan: Museums

The State Natural Museum of Uzbekistan under the Ministry for (of) Cultural and Sport Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the oldest scientific and educational institute, which was founded on July 12, 1876.

Site of Museum of applied arts of Uzbekistan.

"Artisans centre" was founded in 2005-2007 years, on territory of the Museum of applied art and by supporting of the "World Bank".

Happy Bird isn’t just a gallery where a high-quality collection of paintings, photography, books, furniture, clothes and handicraft is exhibited for viewing and sale. Articles of art have become an organic part of the atmosphere of a caravanserai of the beginning of the last century.

The site of the Museum of communication history of Uzbekistan, and information about its activity.

Works of applied art that are kept in depository of the museum could be divided into 3 groups. Firstly, these are works of applied art that were created on the basis of ancient traditions and are related to different schools which reflect originality of individual region. Secondly, these are more enriched by ornamental patterns works that were developed since the second half of XX century and which were made using traditional methods of folk masters. And the third group consists of works of applied art that meet requirements of contemporary art and which are decorated by rare multicoloured ornamental patterns.

The Karakalpakstan State Museum of Art named after I.V. Savitsky - also known, simply, as the Nukus Museum - hosts the world's second largest collection of Russian avant garde art (after the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg). It is also home to one of the largest collections of archeological objects and folk, applied and contemporary art originating from Central Asia.

The State Art Museum of Uzbekistan is the largest at the Central Asian region and the only one of its kind compendium of the unique works of Eastern and West European Art.