Uzbekistan’s Museum of History reopens after incredible renovation Uzbekistan’s Museum of History reopens after incredible renovation

After two years of extensive renovations and refurbishment, the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan officially reopened on 24 July, unveiling more than 350,000 artefacts, from ancient archaeological discoveries and manuscripts to ethnographic treasures that tell the story of Uzbekistan through the centuries.

The breathtaking makeover was part of the museum’s 150^th anniversary celebrations and recognises its role as one of the oldest and most important museums in Central Asia. Exhibits have been refreshed and upgraded, with modern digital interaction zones, mapping systems and immersive audio storytelling to engage a new generation of visitors.

There were even more reasons to celebrate when the 1970s Soviet modernist building that houses the museum was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site just two days later on 26 July.

The museum relocated to the striking edifice after Uzbekistan’s independence in 1991. It was built in Tashkent Modernism style by architects Yevgeny Rozanov and Vsevolod Shestopalov as a museum dedicated to Vladimir Lenin. It features a floating marble cube design wrapped in traditional panzhara concrete grilles. The building was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, along with nine other examples of Tashkent’s modernist architecture, including the Kosmonavtlar Metro Station, the Peoples’ Friendship Palace and the Chorsu Market.

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