Day 1 Marjona Qudratova

 Today was so amazing day for me because our journey was in Art museum.

The museum is filled with a mix of Russian and Uzbek masters of realist and impressionist painting as well as some more contemporary pieces including by some now famed in the Nukus Savitsky Museum. There are also a small collection of jewelry, some sculptures, a wing that appears to be devoted to local contemporary artists (nice work). It appears there are several wings I didn't get to see due to closing hours. It also has a room with paintings and sculptures for sale by local artists. The Director very kindly admitted me even though it was closing early for the day and escorted me through the collection. He speaks Uzbek and Russian primarily. This collection is fine and I wish it was better advertised and appeared in more guidebooks so people could give it the visits it deserves

The building was constructed in 1912 by the local masters Hoji Abdurahim Hayatov and Abduĝafor Karaulbegi under the guidance of the Russian engineers Margulis and Sakovich . The first floor of the building housed Savva Mozorov's shop . On the second floor there was the branch of the Azov -Donskiy Bank. From 1920 up to 1982 this building had placed the department of the State Bank(Gosbank) and other organizations