Visiting the Museum

At present moment the museum is located in two buildings.

The museum exhibitions consist of the Ancient Art, the Applied Folk Arts of Karakalpaks, the Uzbek and the Russian paintings of the 1920-1930s, as well as the contemporary art of Karakalpakstan.

The exhibitions address: K. Rzaev Street, Nukus, Republic of Karakalpakstan, 230100 (Functioning every day)

The additional exhibition of paintings and graphics which was earlier located on the second floor of the Museum of local Historical Studies has been partly moved into the new building and partly into the depositary. The Museum of local Historical Studies is closed because of its expected destruction.

The museum funds and archive are located in: Dosliq Avenue, 115, Nukus, Republic of Karakalpakstan, 230100

Exhibitions:

Museum:
K. Rzaev Street,
Nukus, 230100
Tel: +998 61 222 2556
Email: museum_savitsky@intal.uz

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

Foreign Visitors - Each
	Entrance Fee	Guided Tour

Adults	15,000 soums	10,000 soums

Students	10,000 soums	5,000 soums

Children	7,000 soums	5,000 soums
Groups 4-10 people	15,000 soums (each)	50,000 soums
Groups 11-20 people	15,000 soums (each)	100,000 soums

Citizens of Uzbekistan
	Entrance Fee	Guided Tour

Adults	3,500 soums	3,500 soums

Students	2,500 soums	2,500 soums

Children	1,000 soums	1,000 soums

Photography

Photography and video filming of the museum’s collection is permitted, subject to the following fee schedule.

Photography
	Still Photography	Video (per day) non commercial

Foreign visitors	75,000 soums	200,000 soums

Professional Filming
Foreign visitors	1,000,000 soums per day (1,500,000 with Archives included)

Visiting the Archives and Library

Archive Visits
Foreign visitors	300,000 soums per day
Library Visits
Citizens of Uzbekistan	5,000 soums per day

Foreign visitors	10,000 soums per day

Further information

For further information about Karakalpakstan:

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 approximately $200 USD.

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 Nukus or environs.) Please note that these flight times and airfares are subject to change.

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.