The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev laid a capsule in the foundation of the future Uzbekistan National Museum Wednesday. The Museum will be located near the National Park in downtown Tashkent, the presidential press service said.
The Museum was designed by the Japanese architectural bureau Tadao Ando Architect & Associates together with the German Atelier Brückner.
The complex will include a three-story museum, a two-level underground floor and auxiliary buildings. The Chinese CSCEC International Construction has been selected as the general contractor.
The architectural image combines a circle, a square and a triangle, symbolizing the harmony of the cultures of the East and West, the statement said.
Over 1 million exhibits are stored now in 30 museums in Tashkent. Of these, 100 thousand are stationed in the State Museum of Arts, but only 2,400 are on display. More than 97 thousand rare works are in storage due to a lack of exhibition space.
The Museum will be located on 40 thousand square meters. It is expected that exhibition halls, library, restoration laboratories and storage facilities will encompass the currently disparate exhibits from the Tashkent museums - ancient and modern works of art, historical items. At the same time, the museum will be able to display up to 10 thousand exhibits.
Furthermore, the area of 4,000 square meters will accommodate conference halls, auditoriums, restaurants and playgrounds. After commissioning, the Museum will form a single architectural composition with the Abulkasim Madrasah, the Palace of Friendship of Peoples and the National Park and will become a thematic tourist center, the press service underscored.
The National Museum will become a center of science, education and culture, will convey our three-thousand-year-old rich heritage to people, the international community and future generations, Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the ground breaking ceremony.
"Unique works of art reflecting the culture of Central Asia, China, Japan, India and Europe are a priceless treasure not only of our people, but of all humanity. Preserving these values for future generations and demonstrating them to the world community is our sacred duty," the president emphasized.
