STATE MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY OF UZBEKISTAN

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The museum welcomes visitors from 09:00 to 17:00.

On the first Sunday of each month, admission to all state museums is free

Children under the age of 18 and accompanying persons are free to enter Museums On Tuesdays and Fridays

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NAME OF MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES	FOR CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN				FOR CITIZENS OF THE CIS COUNTRIES AND FOREIGN TOURISTS
	Cost of admission per person		Cost of admission per person		Cost of admission per person
	From February 20 to November 20 (during the season)		From February 20 to November 20 (during the season)		x
	Adult	Children under 18 years of age	Adult	Children under 18 years of age	Adult	Children under 18 years of age
State Museum of the history of culture of Uzbekistan	5000 soums	3000 soums	3000 soums	2000soums	25 000 soums	15 000 soums

 

The State Museum of the history of the culture of Uzbekistan is one of the museums in Central Asia, rich in various ancient and historical artifacts. The museum is the largest among the museums in the Samarkand State Museum-Reserve System, at the same time is an exposition of independence, at the crossroads of World Cultures of Uzbekistan, the history of the emergence of writing in Central Asia, the history of blacksmithing in Uzbekistan and the art of metal processing, the history of the development of pottery art in Uzbekistan, masterpieces, There are named exhibitions from the history of the study of the Tomb of Amir Timur. The museum operates departments of history and art, and the museum building also houses the foundation of the Samarkand State Museum-Reserve. The scientific archive of the founding of the museum in 1896 contains documents and information. The main composition of crafts and art objects in the collections of the museum covers art culture in almost all regions of Uzbekistan: in the South – Surkhandarya (ancient – Bactrian-Toxaristan-Chaganiyon-Movarounnahr-Temurid state – Bukhara emirate), in the center – Kashkadarya, Samarkand and Bukhara (Sughd-Movarounnahr-Timurid state – Bukhara emirate), and in the North-East-Fergana Valley, Tashkent region (Fergana-Choch-Ustrushona-Movarounnahr (on sin, righteousness and judgment.) Along with a huge amount of Ancient Studies and written monuments that reveal to the museum fund and expositions the features of the development of the history of the peoples of our country from an economic, social and political point of view, there are osori atiqas that show The Art and crafts of Uzbekistan. The most ancient exhibits of the museum are examples of paintings of animals painted on a rock dating back to the Neolithic period (Zarautsoy, Sarmish, etc.), with realistic reflections. The museum exhibits found on the territory of the south of Uzbekistan and the Samarkand region testify to the fact that in the late II millennium BC and the first half of the 1st millennium BC, pottery and jewelry art in Bactria and Soggi reached an extremely high level. Among them are ritual, farm and hasham dishes found in the towns of jargon, Sopollitepa and in the villages of Muminabad, Chakka. In the 6th century BC, in the Bactrian and Sogdian territories, the art of this period is manifested in a way that is permeated with Classical Oriental culture. During this period, elegantly designed Goblet dishes found in gemma, Afrosiab and Pshaktepa with the image of the ancient Iranian divine Gopatshah, the helmet of the sak warrior from the 6th century BC, found in Samarkand, took a special place in the expositions. The influence of qualities characteristic of the Hellenistic period is manifested by the collection of products of Central Asian antique ceramics, which is exhibited in the museum. These are pottery products found in Karatepa, Tallibarzu, old Termez, Dalvarzintepa and other places typical of Greek ceramics in terms of form – Amphora, oynakhoyya, lagan, bowl, plate, etc.k. In the collections of the museum, the complex of terracotta figurines, which is considered one of the richest collections of small Central Asian plastic – figurines, glued images, is very expensive. The complex of terracotta objects of the Samarkand museum not only allows you to determine the picture of the connections and interactions of various national traditions, but also shows the features of the Sogd School of terracotta plastic. The exposition of the museum presents objects of Arts and crafts found in the Temple of Karatepa Buddhism. The huge foundation of the shrine in the form of lily leaves occupied a special place in this exposition. Excellent examples of sculpture of the III-IV centuries and various district sopil items were manifested in the artifacts found in the town of Erkurgan, which is located in the exposition. One of the typical laws of the art of various regions in itself is the silver cast Cup, which is kept in the Samarkand museum, found in a bucket in the IV-V centuries. One of the masterpieces of early medieval art is considered to be Afrosiob mural paintings, the original copies of which are exhibited in the Historical Museum of the founding of the city of Afrosiob Samarkand. The museum presents early medieval plastic with volumetric sculpture through images of wood and ganch reliefs. They can be traced on the example of objects found in such monuments as Varakhsha, Kuyavkurgan, Afrosiab. The Samarkand museum mainly displays a large collection of Sughd ossuaries, which have a rectangular surefire shape. The Sogdian ossuaries were mainly dated to the 5th-7th centuries, and the image scenes in them are associated with the Kings and people of the Zoroastrian religion. Unique monuments of sogd writing are also kept in the museum – these are samples of writing on the skin, found on Mount Mugh, dated from the VII-VIII centuries. From the end of the VIII-beginning of the IX century, glazed ceramic vessels appear and spread widely in the cities of Movorunnahr. The museum displays bronze objects from the 10th-12th centuries, decorated with images of animals and poultry, legendary sphinxes and TACAs, lion-headed, winged creature and human-headed birds, placed among floral patterns intended for a variety of shapes and various tasks. In a unique bronze box from the 12th century, museum items depicting tablets from the”Shahname " are also on display. Together with these, the museum's expositions also show jewelry of this period – bracelets, shokilas, rings, Bone – made products-Combs, buttons, antique shochmot grains, colorful glass products – jugs, dishes, various district equestrian items made of bronze and silver. The boy yaktag of the 15th century, found in the Tomb of Amir Burunduk of the Shahi Zinda complex and displayed in the museum exposition, is considered one of the earliest examples of Central Asian textiles. In the special exposition of the museum, samples of jewelry art of almost all centers are widely exhibited, among which the Bukhara masters who managed to make jewelry jewelry popular, Khorezm jewelry, unique works of Art of Samarkand, Tashkent, Fergana jewelers, unique in shape and for various purposes are exhibited. Hand flower, Uzbek, chevars ' artistic textiles - embroidery, flower printing, abr copy fabrics, carpets, serum clothing-are represented. In the exposition, the embroidery that is being ordered is mainly made in silk or velvet. In Zoroastrianism, mainly Islamic, sometimes geometric flowers are sewn. A rich collection of silk, semi – fine fabrics-silk, satin, immeasurable, olacha and other fabrics is concentrated in the museum. The exposition includes samples of almost all embroidery centers of our country: Bukhara, Nurota, Samarkand, Tashkent, Shahrisabz, Fergana embroidery schools. Samples of Fine Art of our country are rich and widely represented in the funds of the Samarkand Museum. Especially noteworthy is the museum's fund of works of color and image art. In the museum are famous painters Ch.Akhmarov, R.Timorov, P.Benkov, L.Bure, A'.Tansigbaev, N.Karahan, O, Tatevosyan, Z.Kovalevskaya, R.Choriev, sculptors E.Aliyev, N.Banzeladze, D.Ro zibaev, A.Shayimardanov, Samarkand artists A.Isaev, N.Kalonov, A.The collections of Krikis ' works are widely represented. The museum halls also show examples of economic and political changes during the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan, achievements in the field of culture, art, science, agriculture, construction and industry, as well as rich cultural objects created during this period.

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