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Ali-Shir Nava'i or Alisher Navoi (1441-1501) was an administrator, poet and prolific author who wrote in Turkic (predecessor to a family of languages that includes Uzbek) and proclaimed its superiority over Persian the official language. He lived mostly in Herat (now in Afghanistan) but became a cultural hero across the entire Turkic world, with dozens of statues, draughty boulevards and institutes nowadays named after him. This museum displays manuscripts and artworks.
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They too play in Super League, and often win it. Pakhtakor Stadium (capacity 35,000, all-seater) is also used for junior internationals such as U21. It's very central, barely 500 m west of Independence Square.
Extensive display of equipment, much of it in working order, with signage in English, Russian and Uzbek.
Turkiston Sanʼat Saroyi
Concert hall in a modern Soviet confection, reasonable facilities, events inexpensive by western standards.
Exhibitions of contemporary Uzbek artists in a modern building. Overpriced for what you get.
Oʻzbekiston tarixi davlat muzeyi
The first floor is a small exhibition area, the second covers from the Stone Age to the takeover by the Soviet Union, and the third is dedicated to independent Uzbekistan from 1990. Signage is in Uzbek, Russian and English, but patchy and dimly lit. The museum has been closed for refurbishment since June 2024 with no word on timescale.
O‘zbek milliy akademik drama teatri
Lively theatre.