Naryn Regional Museum

Historical museum located in Naryn, the central part of Kyrgyzstan, dedicated to exhibiting various cultural elements.

Naryn Regional Museum
Photo by Won Jung Lee
Type:	Historical Museum
Country:	Kyrgyzstan
Establishment:	1997

The Naryn Regional Museum (Kyrgyz: Нарын облустук музейи) is a historical museum located in Naryn, the central part of Kyrgyzstan, dedicated to exhibiting various cultural elements.

History

The museum was designated by the Council of Ministries of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Kyrgyzstan in 1985, later in 1997, after the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Naryn Foundation, additionally in 2011, the museum was named in honor of Kaken Mambetalieva (Kyrgyz: Какен Мамбеталиева), one of the first female ethnologists in Kyrgyzstan.^[1]

In April 2014, the museum received archaeological donations from Naryn State University found in Kochkor-Bashi (Kyrgyz: Кочкор-Башы) such as a stone grain grider dating back to the Kara-Khanid Khanate era in addition to an aluminum teapot and a silver ring.^[2] In May 2014, a competition was held to rank the best cultural center in the Naryn Region at the museum.^[3]

In May 2016, on the occasion of the International Museum Day, an exhibition about women's contributions to science and ethnography in Kyrgyzstan was held, supported by the K. Mambetalieva Public Foundation (Kyrgyz: К. Мамбеталиевой).^[4]

Collections

Among the museum's exhibits are a collection of ancient weapons found in the ruins of Fort Koshoy-Korgon dating from the 7th-10th century, as well as artifacts from medieval houses found at Tash Rabat and photographs of rock paintings found at Saimaluu-Tash tract (Kyrgyz: Саймалуу-Таш).^[5]

In 2013, the museum received several donations of woven objects following the third international festival of folklore and decorative arts, including Ayak-kap (Kyrgyz: Аяк-кап), a type of backpack for storing utensils; Ala kiyiz (Kyrgyz: ала кийиз), a type of traditional carpet in Central Asia; Tekche (Kyrgyz: Текче), a bag used by women to store shoes, skirts and other types of clothing.^[6]

Gallery

Several fragments of dishes made with clay found in Jan-Bulak (Kyrgyz: Жан-Булак) dating from the 5th to 10th centuries. (2019) - Photo by Nurgul Jamankulova

Chopo choor (Kyrgyz: чопо чооор), an ocarina made of clay native to Kyrgyzstan. (2023) - Photo by deependablereviews

Various traditional textiles from Kyrgyzstan. (2023) - Photo by deependablereviews

References

1. Sabitova, A. (2014). Какен Мамбеталиева атындагы Нарын мамлекеттик облустук тарыхый-этнографиялык музейи – тарыхый-маданий. Издательство “Научный Журнал.” (in Kyrgyz)

2. Нарынский государственный областной музей пополнился новыми экспонатами (2013-04-28). For.kg (in Russian)

3. Нарын облусунда быйыл мыкты маданият үйү, музей, китепкана сынактары өткөрүлөт. (2014). Turmush. (in Kyrgyz)

4. В Нарыне наградили лучших мастериц кыргызских шырдаков. (2013-06-24). K-News. (in Russian)

5. Нарынский областной историко-краеведческий музей (2015). Open.kg (in Russian)

6. В Нарыне прошла выставка художника-живописца Нарынкула Турпанова (Фото). (2016). TopNews.kg (in Russian)