Today, March 13, 2026, the traditional exhibition entitled “From Navruz to Navruz” was opened at the State Institution “National Museum” of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan in celebration of the International Navruz holiday.
The official opening ceremony was attended by and featured speeches from the Director of the National Museum, Ibrahimzoda Zafarsho Safo; Adviser to the Department of the Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan for Social Development and Public Relations, Panjshanbezoda Mukhiddin Shohinbod; Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan, Ashuralizoda Abdurahmon Ashurali; and Deputy Rector of the State Institute of Fine Arts and Design of Tajikistan, Odinazoda Bakhtiyor Emomali.
At the beginning of the event, the Director of the National Museum, Ibrahimzoda Zafarsho Safo, congratulated the participants on the occasion of the International Navruz holiday and delivered remarks on the significance and status of Navruz, as well as on the traditional exhibition “From Navruz to Navruz.”
The exhibition was also attended by employees of the National Museum, representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan, students and lecturers of the State Institute of Fine Arts and Design of Tajikistan, the State Institute of Culture and Arts of Tajikistan named after Mirzo Tursunzoda, the M. Olimov Republican Art College, artisans and art and craft enthusiasts, as well as representatives of the mass media.
The exhibition presents new historical and cultural artifacts collected over the course of one year, from Navruz 2025 to Navruz 2026, through various means, including expeditions, acquisitions and donations.
It was noted that during this period, 665 different examples of historical and cultural heritage were added to the collection of the National Museum. Of these, 240 items were acquired through the Museum’s Acquisition Commission, 182 were discovered by the institution’s archaeologists at archaeological sites across the country, and another 243 items were donated to the National Museum by various individuals and organizations.
The exhibition includes archaeological and ethnographic materials, manuscript copies, lithographic books, paintings, coins from different historical periods, various types of suzani embroidery, as well as chapan robes and dresses decorated with traditional Chakan embroidery, reflecting the ancient history and culture of the Tajik people.
A special place in the exhibition is occupied by a richly embroidered Chakan textile created by six skilled craftswomen from the city of Kulob over a period of six months. The embroidery measures 6 × 6 meters. It should be noted that this is the largest embroidered work in the collection of the National Museum.
The exhibition also features a unique archaeological discovery by the National Museum’s archaeologists — a two-handled water vessel bearing an ancient Bactrian inscription, discovered during archaeological excavations at the Khalqajar archaeological site in the Khuroson District.
It is noteworthy that from Navruz 2025 to Navruz 2026, five historical and cultural artifacts were donated to the National Museum by the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, and the Chairman of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan and Mayor of Dushanbe, His Excellency Rustam Emomali.
These include the paintings “United Tajikistan,” “The Great Wall of China,” and “A Mother’s Prayer,” a certificate for a Hisori sheep and pink Toifi grapes from the Almosi Valley, as well as a “Jug with Tajik Ornamentation.”
The traditional exhibition “From Navruz to Navruz” will remain open until March 23, 2026.
Welcome to the “From Navruz to Navruz” exhibition at the National Museum!
