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Modern sights of Tashkent include numerous museums devoted to arts, history, antiquities, literature, geology, railways and various famous people.
The History Museum of the People of Uzbekistan, Tashkent's biggest museum has 8000 exhibits in the former Lenin Museum. One highlight in th museum is a small, peaceful Buddha figure from a Kushan temple excavated at Fayoz-Tepe near Termiz.
The History Museum of the People of Uzbekistan
The Museum of Fine Arts has a fine collection of the art of pre-Russian Turkestan, including Zoroastrian artefacts, serene 1000-year-old Buddhist statues and Sogdian murals. Down the hall is 19th and 20th century Uzbek applied art. There is also Russian and Asian art upstairs. The ground floor often has exhibitions by local artists.
The Museum of Applied Arts opened in 1937 as a showcase for turn-of-the-century applied arts. Full of bright carved plaster decorations and carved wood, the house itself is the main attraction, though there are also exchibits of rare ceramics, textiles, jewellery, musical instruments and toys.
The Amir Timur Museum, Tashkent's newest museum, stands just north of the Amir Timur Monument. It is an impressive structure with a brilliant blue ribbed dome and a richly decorated interrior.
The Central Exhibition Hall of the Uzbekistan Union of Artists features an art gallery, occasional sponsored art exhibitions, and an antiques shop. The Exhibition Hall was opened in 1974.
Photos are published by the courtesy of Uzcapital.uz
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