The yurt
Fully furnished.
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The National History Museum of Kyrgyzstan, founded on 9 December 1925 as the country's first scientific institution and opened to the public in 1927. Since 1984 it has occupied a grand white marble building on Ala-Too Square, one of the capital's landmarks. It holds thousands of exhibits on the heritage of the Kyrgyz people from antiquity to the late 20th century: archaeological finds, gold and silver jewellery, weapons, carved stones and halls on nomadic life, including a yurt furnished with carpets and traditional patterns. The upper floors keep Soviet-era halls with huge murals, showing that period as the state portrayed it at the time. Behind the museum, a small square holds the Lenin statue moved from Ala-Too Square. Tickets are 150 som for the permanent exhibition without a guide, according to the museum's website, with guided tours extra. It stands in the heart of the city beside the main square.
Fully furnished.
Upstairs.
On the square.
Ala-Too Square, central Bishkek
150 som for the permanent exhibition without a guide, according to the museum's website; guided tours cost extra.
