Visiting the Museum
The Museum is located in three separate buildings, two of which - the “Old Museum” and the “New Museum” - contain the principal collections. The third building houses the Museum’s administration and archives.
Karakalpak contemporary art, Karakalpak folk art, and the Archeology of Ancient Khorezm are located on the first floor of the “New Museum”; and Uzbek and Russian Avant Garde, the Fernand Leger collection, and the I.V. Savitsky Memorial Room are located on the second floor of the “New Museum”. Additional paintings and graphics are located on the second floor of the Museum of Historical Studies at Karakalpakstan Street 2.
Exhibitions:
New Museum:
K. Rzaev Street,
Nukus, 230100
Tel: +998 61 222 2556
Email: museum_savitsky@intal.uz
Old Museum:
2nd Floor, The Museum of Local Historical Studies
Karakalpakstan Street 2,
Nukus, 230100
Museum Administration and Archive:
Dosliq Avenue 127,
Nukus, 230100
Opening hours:
Monday-Friday: 09.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00 (closed 13.00 - 14.00)
Saturday-Sunday: 10.00 - 16.00
Admission Fees
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| Entrance Fee | Guided Tour | |
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| Adults | 6,000 soums | 3,000 soums |
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| Students | 3,000 soums | 2,000 soums |
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| Children | 2,000 soums | 2,000 soums |
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| Citizens of Uzbekistan | ||
| Entrance Fee | Guided Tour | |
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| Adults | 1,000 soums | 500 soums |
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| Students | 300 soums | 300 soums |
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| Children | 200 soums | 200 soums |
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Photography
Photography and video filming of the museum’s collection is permitted, subject to the following fee schedule.
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| Still Photography | Video (per day) non commercial |
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| Citizens of Uzbekistan | 500 soums per shot | 10,000 soums |
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| Foreign visitors | 1,500 soums per shot More than 6 = 15,000 soums |
20,000 soums |
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| Professional Filming | ||
| Foreign visitors | 200,000 soums per day | |
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Visiting the Archives
The Museum’s archives may be visited, upon request and with advance notice, for a fee of 50,000 soums per day
Further information
For further information about Karakalpakstan: www.karakalpak.com
Travel
Uzbekistan Airways flies from Tashkent to Nukus roundtrip twice daily leaving Tashkent at 7:00 a.m. (2 3/4 hours by AN-24 propeller aircraft) and at 5:30 p.m. (1 3/4 hours by TU-154 jet). Returning from Nukus at 10:45 a.m. (AN-24) and at 8:30 p.m (TU-154). The roundtrip airfare is currently about €100 or about US$150.
A day trip leaving Tashkent at 7:00 a.m. and returning from Nukus at 8:30 a.m. pemits a comfortable 6-7 hours at the Museum. (Allow an extra 2-3 hours for visits elsewhere in Nulkus or environs.)
Nukus is also accessible by car – for example, a 2.5 - 3 hour drive from Khiva/Urgench across the Amu Darya river - and is an interesting 1 day add-on trip from Khiva/Urgench. The road trip also permits a viewing of selected Khorezm archeological sites.
Tours
For those interested and with additional time, and with suitable advance notice, the Museum can arrange separate excursions: (a) to the remains of ancient Mizdakhan (19 km west of Nukus) - once the 2nd largest city in Khorezm - for which 2-3 hours is appropriate; and (b) to Moynaq, including its museum and the ship cemetery (210 km north of Nukus) - as late as the 1960s, Moynaq a significant fishing port and seaside resort on the Aral Sea, but is now more than 150 kilometres from its receding shore - for which 6-7 hours is needed.
With suitable advance notice, the Museum can also arrange basic bed and breakfast accommodation at a nearby small private guest house (Zhibek Zholy or Silk Road), which is located about 500 metres walking distance.
