ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST MUSEUM IN BUKHARA

Abstract

This article discusses information about the creation of the first museum of the
Bukhara museum- sanctuary, which was opened in 1922. In addition, an attempt was made to
study and analyze the activities and stages of development of this museum based on sources and
archival materials. Museum processes and rare masterpieces, manuscripts and exhibits were
studied and an attempt was made to draw scientific conclusions. In addition, large-scale measures
were identified in the Bukhara region for the development of the museum industry and their stages
with fair conclusions. Among the museums of the Uzbekistan there are three largest museum-
sanctuaries located in the ancient cities of Central Asia, these are the historical and architectural
museum-reserves of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. For several centuries Bukhara was the most
important spiritual, religious and cultural center of Central Asia. Gold embroidery, silk-weaving,
jewelry, copper-stamping and other crafts were developed in the city and its surroundings, the
masterpieces of which are concentrated in the collections of the Bukhara Museum-Reserve. To the
already cited data on the number of expositions operating in the Bukhara Museum-Reserve, it
should be added that the network of existing branches today is much more widespread in the
districts of the Bukhara region.