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Unique exhibits of the Museum of Nature

Irina Morozova

The State Museum of Nature, a scientific and enlightenment institution in Uzbekistan, has resumed its work. In compliance with the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers to 2004 the whole museum’s scientific stock comprising over 300 thousand exhibits was carried to the other building locating on the territory of the Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences. At the present time the museum opened six halls for visitors. A total of 18 halls are currently being prepared for visitors.

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Government and private travel industry address problems in cooperation

Sirojiddin Doniyor, tourism expert

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A new excursion route has been developed in Samarqand with the use of the latest mode of transport.

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O’zbekturizm National Company introduces a new scheme for government and private sector partnership in the travel area

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The manuscript stock of the Institute for Oriental Studies of Uzbekistan’s Academy of Sciences has a unique book titled Tazkirat-ush Shuaro published in 1605 by the historian Mutribiy Samarqandiy. Along with the information about Eastern poets of the second half of the 16^th and first half of the 17^th century, the author presents a detailed account of scholars, educational institutions, urban planning, historical monuments, minarets and gardens in Samarqand that he was witness to.

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