
Heritage in Stitches: a journey through the embroidery and Sewing Traditions of Uzbekistan
Description
Sanitary day is the last Tuesday of every month.
Attention! These days the museum is closed to the public.
Every third Sunday of the month entrance to the museum for residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan is FREE (except for foreign exhibitions)
Promotion: During the holidays, admission to the museum in the halls of permanent exhibitions and temporary exhibitions (except for foreign exhibitions) is FREE for CHILDREN.
From March 20 to June 1, 2025, the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will host the international exhibition «Heritage in Stitches: a journey through the embroidery and Sewing Traditions of Uzbekistan.»
This unique exhibition, titled "Heritage in Stitches," invites visitors to embark on an exciting journey through the rich history of Uzbekistan's sewing and embroidery traditions: golden-embroidered robes, traditional tublik with "guldusi" and "zaminduzi" embroidery, paranjis and chachvans, jewelry, decorative suzani embroideries, and unique examples of traditional footwear and accessories.
These works are not only masterpieces of handcraft but also bear deep symbolism, reflecting the cultural heritage of Central Asia. The skillfully crafted embroideries tell of the diversity of patterns and techniques, each preserving the history and traditions of the Uzbek people.
Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to view rare exhibits from the collections of leading museums in Uzbekistan for the first time: • The State Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan
• The State Museum of Temurid History
• Samarkand State Historical and Cultural Reserve Museum
• The State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan
• The State Museum of Arts of Karakalpakstan named after I.V. Savitsky
• Bukhara State Historical and Cultural Reserve Museum
Exhibition name: |
«Heritage in Stitches: a journey through the embroidery and Sewing Traditions of Uzbekistan.» | ||||||||||
Excursion program: |
Guided tour without the Gold Hall 30 minutes Guided tour with the Gold Hall - 45 minutes Pre-registration for group excursions by phone: 91-90-35, 91-90-36 | ||||||||||
Duration: |
During a visit to the museum | ||||||||||
Age limit: |
no | ||||||||||
Date and time: |
20/03/2025-01/06/2025 | ||||||||||
Visiting rules: |
Touching exhibits with your hands is PROHIBITED Entry into the museum halls with drinks and food is PROHIBITED Children under 14 years old must visit the museum accompanied by an adult. | ||||||||||
Take with you: |
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Price |
According to the tariffs for visiting the museum. Entrance ticket prices include: age categories, selective or complex visits to the museum (see tariffs). Entry for children under 7 years old is FREE. From 7 to 18 years old - children's tariff. From 18 to 22 years old - student tariff (upon presentation of a student card). | ||||||||||
Tariff 3. Title: Visit to the museum and a foreign exhibition without the “Gold” halls. The price of the entrance ticket to the museum includes visiting all halls of permanent expositions, temporary and foreign exhibitions, according to the age tariffs (except for the halls of ‘Gold’). |
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Tariff 4. Title: Visit to the museum with the “Gold” halls ** The price of an entrance ticket to the museum includes a visit to all halls of permanent exhibitions, temporary and foreign exhibitions and the ‘Gold’ halls. |
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Benefits for visiting the museum (halls of permanent exhibitions and temporary exhibitions, except for foreign exhibitions (upon presentation of supporting documents) *Visiting foreign exhibitions is paid, for all categories of visitors 1000 tenge ** Foreign exhibitions are held periodically. There is a separate poster for them |
FOR FREE: Veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Persons with disabilities I-II groups. Orphans, children from low-income families, mothers of many children, participants in the Afghan war, conscripts. Persons with disabilities group III - 50% discount |
Venue
Astana, Tauelsizdik Avenue 54, National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Opening of the exhibition
from March 20 to June 1, 2025
Duration
as part of the museum visit
Opening hours
Tuesday-Sunday: 10.00 - 18.00 h.
Cash
10.00-17.00 h.
Application
Technical day – Monday. The time during which you can explore all the halls is from 2 to 4 hoursplease take into account the museum’s opening hours before visiting.
- DateLocationZoneAdultsChildren
- 23MarchtomorrowНациональный музей РКЗалfrom 1700from 1300from 1300
- 26MarchWedНациональный музей РКЗалfrom 1700from 1300from 1300
- 27MarchThuНациональный музей РКЗалfrom 1700from 1300from 1300
- 28MarchFriНациональный музей РКЗалfrom 1700from 1300from 1300