Art gallery

 

The history of the building.


The building was constructed in 1912 by the local masters Hoji Abdurahim Hayatov and Abdugafur Karaulbegi under the guidance of the Russian engineers Margulis and Sakovich. The first floor of the building housed Savva Morozov's shop. On the second floor there was the branch of the Azov-Donskoy bank. From 1920 up to 1982, this building had placed the department of the State Bank (Gosbank) and other organizations.


The history of the fine arts museum.


Since 1982, the building has been a place for remarkable fine arts collection.

The museum consists of the following exhibitions:

The "Painting and Graphics" exhibition was established on the basis of painting, graphics, and sculpture collections. The exhibition is represented by the works of the Russian artists P. Benkov, Kurzin, and Vilkovir, who visited Central Asia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It also displays the miniature paintings by Ahmad Donish, the famous Bukharan educator, artist, philosopher, writer and calligrapher, who lived in the second half of the 19th century. One could, too, discover the works by Sadriddin Pochchayev, the well-known miniature-painter and honored artist of Uzbekistan.

            


       


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