Pe Drumul Matasii in Uzbekistan 10. Muzeul de Arte Aplicate, Tashkent / On the Silk Road in Uzbekistan 10. The Applied Arts Museum, Tashkent

A museum which we visited as a group in Tashkent was the Applied Arts Museum. The building belonged to a tsarist Russian diplomat, Alexander Polovtsev, who used to be a traditional craftworks collector. He built this house to expose his collection. The museum was inaugurated in 1927. It is open daily between 9-17. The entrance ticket is aprox. 3$ and you have to pay an extra 3500 sum if you want to take photos.


The ayvan, an open traditional terrace is the first thing that draws attention when you enter in the courtyard.

Inside you may admire traditional silk and cotton textiles, men headgears, ceramics from different centres, embroidered coats, sculpted furniture but especially “suzani”. This means “needlework” and designates cotton pieces of different dimensions and use. Some of them are used to decorate the rooms by hanging on the walls. Suzani are from XVIII-th century but this art was revitalized nowadays due to the tourists interest. It is said that a girl was appreciated as a future wife considering her skills to make suzani. The motifs are mainly floral, but you can see also fruits or birds, the sun and the moon.
A beautiful room is the reception room, wonderfully ornated.

You must not escape the souvenirs little shops at the exit.


Un muzeu pe care l-am vizitat in grup in Tashkent a fost cel de Arte Aplicate.

Cladirea care il adaposteste se afla in partea ruseasca a orasului si a apartinut diplomatului rus (Rusia imperiala) Alexandru Polovtsev. Acesta era un colectionar de obiecte de arta populara, iar casa a fost construita special pentru a adaposti colectia sa. Muzeul a fost inaugurat in 1927. Ele este deschis zilnic intre orele 9-17, iar intrarea costa 3$. Taxa pentru fotografiat este de 3500 sum.

Ceea ce atrage atentia inca de la intrarea in curtea muzeului este terasa traditionala deschisa (ayvan), decorata cu nelipsitii stalpi sculptati si tavanul frumos pictat.

 ayvan

In muzeu se pot vedea tesaturile din matase si bumbac, cu modele traditionale:

acoperamantul barbatesc pentru cap:

ceramica din diverse centre:

haine frumos brodate:

cutii si lazi incrustate cu sidef si metal:

mobilier si usi sculptate:

dar mai ales o bogata colectie de "suzani". Acestea sunt tesaturi din bumbac, de dimensiuni mai mari sau mai mici, cu diferite intrebuintari dintre care se remarca decorarea incaperilor prin atarnarea lor pe pereti. "Suzani" inseamna broderie cu acul si se face cu fir de matase. Ele dateaza din secolul al XVIII-lea si utilizeaza mai ales motive florale (mai ales lalele si irisi) dar si fructe (granatul si migdala), mai rar pasari. Se spune ca mirii isi apreciau miresele dupa frumusetea si finetea acestor suzani.

 suzani

O incapere care atrage in mod deosebit atentia in cladirea muzeului este sala de receptii. Acesta are tavanul frumos decorat cu stalactite si pictat. Mobilierul uzbek pictat este din secolul al XIX-lea.

 sala de receptii

La iesire, cateva mici magazine cu suveniruri expun marfa de buna calitate asa ca nu trebuie ocolite nici ele.

 din magazinul de suveniruri