New museum construction by a well-known architect

World-famous architects were involved in the construction of the new building of the State Museum of Art of Uzbekistan. The architectural design of the museum building will be developed with the participation of Tadao Ando Architect & Associates architertural firm by Tadao Ando, a world-renowned architect and Pritzker Architecture Prize winner. The general designer is “Atelier Brückner GmbH” (Germany) architectural firm.

A presentation on engineering and planning for the new building of the State Museum of Art of Uzbekistan was held.

The event was attended by Aziz Abduhakimov – Prime Minister of Tourism and Sport, Gayane Umerova – Executive director of the Fund for the Development of Culture and Art, Nasrullo Boboev - Deputy Minister of Construction, representatives of the firm “Atelier Brückner”, Eberhart Shlag - another partner of the firm as well as representatives of the Tashkent City Construction Directorate under the Cabinet of Ministers.

In accordance with the President's instructions, the Fund for the Development of Culture and Arts under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan is implementing a project to construct a new building of the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan in cooperation with the Art, Science and Sports Charitable Foundation founded by Alisher Usmanov, a well-known Uzbek investor and philanthropist.

The construction of the new building of the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan will be carried out during 2022-2023 in Tashkent, between the “Abulqosim Madrasasi”, the “Istiqlol Palace of Arts” and the statue of “Alisher Navoi”.

According to the event reports, the design concept of the museum encompasses a large exhibition area, a storage room for museum collections, a library, a lecture room, a cafe and a terrace and park on the roof.

During the presentation, the general plan of the facility, the exhibition area, a public area, a room for museum collections, a conference hall, restaurants, cafes and auditoriums, as well as engineering and planning decisions of the library were presented. The design of the museum is carried out taking into account all the latest technologies in the field of museum activities.