Art in Uzbekistan Plan

Museums in Uzbekistan. 
Plan: 
1. Museums of Uzbekistan. 
In Uzbekistan, an incredibly wide range of collections of museum exhibits, which 
are unique works of art, as well as architectural wonders, the value of which is very 
difficult to assess. Many of the popular museums, known to a wide audience, are of 
considerable age and have been operating in the country for over a hundred years. 
In all museums of Uzbekistan, millions of fascinating and interesting exhibits are 
exhibited for public viewing, including many world-famous and valuable 
masterpieces of art dating back to periods of time from ancient civilizations to the 
present day, and hundreds of millions of exhibits are stored in the funds of all 
museums in the country, which are very interesting to every history buff and many 
of them are expected to be available to the public in the near future. 
These museum exhibits relate to the fields of culture, poetry, trade, science and the 
history of the peoples of Central Asia from different historical periods of time. 
Handicrafts, valuable manuscripts, musical instruments, as well as numismatic 
items, ethnographic relics and archaeological finds and artifacts are priceless works 
of art and a rich cultural heritage of the Uzbek people, which everyone can see just 
by visiting any of the hundreds of museums in the country. 
In Uzbekistan there are museums of history, ecology, nature, natural history, arts, 
geological, archaeological, transport, technical, military, scientific, literary, 
memorial, house-museums, art galleries and of course open-air museums. 
In the museums of Uzbekistan there are many stands with the works of ancient 
masters, full of artistic treasures and antiquity objects of all eras, exceptional 
collections of exhibits that are priceless cultural and artistic heritage that reflect the 
everyday life, history and art, as well as the creativity and deeds of great people 
who lived on territories of Central Asia and left a mark in the history of both the 
region and the whole world, which testifies to the rich and vibrant historical past of 
the country, which can be found in detail during museum excursions. 
No doubt, the best way to learn about Uzbekistan, to familiarize oneself with 
its history and traditions and to understand the mentality of its people is to 
visit the country's diverse museums. The first public museum in Uzbekistan 
was opened in Tashkent in 1876. Later, museums of regional studies were 

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organised in the cities of Samarkand and Fergana, in 1896 and 1899, 
respectively. Though being quite miscellaneous and often casual, the 
museums’ exhibits could nevertheless provide some information on the local 
history, nature and society and contribute to the local people’s cultural and 
educational development. 
Currently, there are 444 museums of various kinds functioning in Uzbekistan, 
156 of which are national. Most of them are museums of history and regional 
studies and memorial museums dedicated to outstanding persons that left 
imprints on the country’s history or contributed to the development of the 
regional 
culture. 
In the years of Independence 20 new museums have been opened in 
Uzbekistan, including several major themed ones, such as the State Museum 
of History of the Timurids (1996), Museum of Olympic Glory (1996) and 
State 
Museum 
of 
History 
of 
Uzbekistan 
(1992).
The museums contain over 2.5 million exhibits in their exhibition halls and 
storerooms, 
including 
numerous 
archaeologica l, 
ethnographic 
and 
numismatic items, artefacts of material culture and decorative and applied 
arts, manuscripts and other written materials and articles reflecting the 
history of independent Uzbekistan. There are 3 museum-preserves in the 
country 
– 
those 
in 
Samarkand, 
Bukhara 
and 
Khiva. 
Uzbekistan’s largest and most important museums are the State Museum of 
History of Uzbekistan, State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan, State Museum 
of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan, State Museum of History of the Timurids, 
State Art Museum of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and State Museum of 
Nature of Uzbekistan. 

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