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Samarkand Sights

State Art Museum

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  • Address
    • cnr Registan & Tashkent Registan
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 66 235 37 80
  • Price
    • admission sum2400
  • Hours
    • 09:00-18:00

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Lonely Planet review for State Art Museum

Samarkand's largest museum walks you through the history of art in the region, starting with archaeological finds from Afrosiab and the Timurid era. The highlight is probably the decorative and applied arts exhibits upstairs, which include an impressive collection of old carpets - including some splendid 200-year-old Afghan and Persian specimens - prayer rugs, nuptial sheets and suzani.

Downstairs are some interesting photos of Samarkand 100 years ago and a quirky collection of Qurans that includes one of the world's largest (1m by 1½m).

 

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