The museum is in an unassuming building and cost 25k Soms each to go in. We actually spent a couple of hours inside looking at the exhibitions on silk making, musical instruments, jewelry, embroidery and other similar crafts. Every exhibit had an English description which was really useful. It was interesting to see the transition, maybe 50 years ago, from hand woven and embroidered items to machine made and also the change from natural to artificial dyes. Once we'd finished we sat in the courtyard cafe and had a coffee and Deb bought a couple of bits in the little shop.

A key place to visit in Tashkent, to better understand the country, its traditions, history, art. If you are into this type of museums, make sure to allow enough time to the visit. Yes, the museum is not particularly big, but deserves proper time. I found it fascinating and beautiful. Unfortunately, in our case the museum was just one “item” in a very packed day in Tashkent. If you want to take your time, thanks to the written explanations (in English) in the different rooms it is not needed to have a guide, and you can visit the museum at your pace on your own.

Enjoyed this small museum, a good and easy introduction. Went towards closing time and took about 90 mins. The main room was stunning. Nice and quiet. A good shop. Sat outside in the courtyard unhassled and the staff kindly flagged down a driver to take us on to the next museum.

First it is the court yard, shadow, slight wind and serenity. You stay a litlle, take a breath and then see the house. Richly and beautifuly decorated, with carved columns and door she stood so for more than 150 years. The wall ceramic decoration at first glance it looks similar to many Madrasahs we've seen so far in this region. But, right and left above the entrance there two David's stars. We've seen in Samarkand a museum similarly decorated in an old jewish house. But here, in Tashkent they do not mention that this building might have been a jewish property.

We took our time to explore musical instruments, clothing, housewares, jewelry, and artifacts of daily life of the Uzbek culture. The hangings and paintings display the talents of traditional craft persons. A true concentrated look at life in Uzbekistan.