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Contemporary Art Museum of Uzbekistan (CAMUZ) is a unique museum in the form of an art gallery. It was opened in 1983 in the city of Urgench in the building of the first post office, the construction of which dates back to 1910. The museum is a structural subdivision of the Cultural Heritage Agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

History
Contemporary Art Museum of Uzbekistan (CAMUZ) is a unique museum in the form of an art gallery. It was opened in 1983 in the city of Urgench in the building of the first post office, the construction of which dates back to 1910. The museum is a structural subdivision of the Cultural Heritage Agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Since

January 14, 2022, the management of the museum has been headed by Tashova Shirin Abdirapikovna.

The work of the museum is aimed at achieving such goals as: storage and replenishment of the museum collection, scientific study and promotion of contemporary art and the museum collection.

Today, the Museum of Modern Art of Uzbekistan has two branches, where you can also get acquainted with the presented exhibits:

1. Museum "Lazgi" in the city of Urgench;

2. House-museum of the musician Komiljon Otaniyazov in the city of Urgench;

Museum Description
In the permanent exhibitions, visitors are presented with about 1000 selected works of painting, graphics and sculpture, the authors of which are more than 200 famous and unknown artists of different schools and trends, who left their mark on the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan.

The doors of the museum are open not only for the artists of Uzbekistan, but also, of course, for artists of other peoples and cultures. Joint exhibitions have already been held here with representatives of Japan, the People's Republic of China, Poland, Switzerland, etc.

The museum consists of 4 halls

1. Hall of sculpture;

2. Hall of Khorezm masters;

3. Graphics room;

4. Hall of contemporary art;

Here every visitor will be able to plunge into his artistic needs.

The museum also has an auction hall and a library that continues to grow.

CAMUZ in sources
1. https://lex.uz/docs/3451889

2. https://lex.uz/ru/docs/5465578

3. http://www.camuz.uz