Art galleries exhibition spaces foundations and cultural centers Uzbekistan

This gallery is dedicated to contemporary Uzbek photography. The exhibition space is spread over two floors, a ground floor and an anti-atomic bunker in the basement. It is also home to a studio and a photography school. An opportunity to meet the country's creative youth and their work on images. It is a dynamic and modern space where creativity is at its best to propose original and inspired works. There are regular concerts, seminars and painting exhibitions which further diversify the cultural action of the place.

The Tashkent House of Photography is located in a 1934 building, imitating the main lines of the oriental style. Since 2005, this exhibition space has been dedicated to contemporary photography, confirmed artists as emerging talents. These are artists working or coming from the sphere of the former USSR. You will discover the Uzbek photography scene and artists from neighbouring countries, but few Anglo-Saxon or European. A unique avant-garde place in the country.

Collection of personal effects and stage clothing of the most popular dancers and founder of the "Bahor" troupe.

A compendium of traditional and contemporary art of Uzbekistan, in the annex of the Caravan Art restaurant. You will find modern creations inspired by traditional techniques and practices as well as craftsmanship. This one comes from all over the country and consists of collections of suzanis (from Samarkand and Bukhara), ceramics (from Rishtan or Gijduvan) and small souvenirs of all kinds. Also some paintings by Uzbek artists and designers. The quality of the products is rather good but the prices are to be negotiated.

Tamara, the most popular dancer and singer in Uzbekistan, is the first artist to take to the stage and dance without a veil in public. This was particularly brave for that time, as one of his fellow dancers was murdered in 1929 for having also dared to make this gesture. Her house, where she died in 1991, was turned into a museum a few years later. It will detail many period photographs taken wherever the artist performed in the world, and an exhibition of his stage clothing.

Just behind the Chir Dor Madrasa, Chorsu was the former hatmaker's market. The hexagonal building dates from the late ^18th century. It was almost in the center of the bazaar, as its name reminds us, Chorsu meaning "four roads" and thus evoking a crossroads. For a long time it was occupied by a souvenir store before being transformed into an art gallery. The works of local and national artists, both recognized and emerging, can be seen there. A good visit to get an idea of what is done in the country today.