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Tashkent's Alisher Navoi Museum of Literature transferred to the Youth Theatre: the fate of exhibits and research work in question

The building of the State Museum of Literature named after Alisher Navoi in Tashkent has been transferred free of charge to the Uzbek State Youth Theatre under operational management by a Cabinet of Ministers resolution dated 29 September 2026. Construction of a new building for the museum is planned in Yangi Tashkent, but it is not yet ready. Museum staff are concerned about the fate of manuscripts, wall artworks and research activities; part of the collections has already been transferred to the Center of Islamic Civilization, and the rest is planned to be relocated.

Shahnoza Ergasheva
7 min read
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Uzbekistan's Cultural Heritage Agency commented on the situation surrounding the Alisher Navoi Museum of Literature

Social media reports claimed the building of the Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature had allegedly been secretly transferred to another organization, with a risk of damage to the heritage site. On October 16, the Cultural Heritage Agency said it had conducted a review: the building at 69 Navoi Street is included in the national list of cultural heritage sites and is under state protection, and by government decision it has been transferred to the State Youth Theatre under the right of operational management.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read