Great cities of the Turkmenistan.

"The State museum of local lore became to be a part of the Ministry of culture of Turkmenistan in 1963. As the result of uniting of museum of history, museum of local lore and memorial museum “Fighters of revolution”, the State united museum of history and local lore of Turkmenistan was created in 1985"

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The first museum collection in Turkmenistan have started to be collected in 1894. Those years it was consist of exhibits which concerned to history, archeology, ethnography, nature and the fine arts of Turkmen people.
On the basis of historical events the museum in Geokdepe has started to operate in 1897. The official ceremony of the opening of the museum of Caspian area in Ashgabat has taken place on March 17th in 1899.
The building of a special construction for public library and a museum has begun on September 29th in 1902, and its solemn opening has taken place in 1904.  This museum was called as a museum of Caspian area till 1919.
The branch of the fine arts has opened in the museum of local lore in 1927. The fine arts museum has been created in 1938. With creation of Academy of sciences of Turkmenistan in its department was included a museum of local lore in 1951.
The State museum of local lore became to be a part of the Ministry of culture of Turkmenistan in 1963. As the result of uniting of museum of history, museum of local lore and memorial museum “Fighters of revolution”, the State united museum of history and local lore of Turkmenistan was created in 1985.
It accommodated in the building of the formal head of Transcaspian region. According to the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan for № 3479, as a result of association of operating before, museum of national history and ethnography of Turkmenistan and museum of the fine arts of Turkmenistan, the National museum of Turkmenistan has been created on January 5th in 1998.

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http://www.museum.gov.tm