The Tashkent Polytechnical Museum is an automotive museum in

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. The museum provides technical and mechanical information about cars made from 1800 to 1900, focusing on the history of automobile technology and production in Uzbekistan and around the world. It is located in the Mirabad district of Tashkent.

History

The Tashkent Polytechnical Museum was established on 10 November 2015.

Exhibits

In the very center of Tashkent, just a 5-minute walk from Amir Timur Square, there is the Tashkent Polytechnic Museum. This is a unique museum for Uzbekistan, and also one of the newest - its opening took place in November 2015. Its exposition can be divided into two parts: the automotive industry and the natural sciences. The Museum's main building holds four areas, The History of the World's Automobile Construction, The History of Automobile Technologies in Uzbekistan, Interactive Practice and Kids Land.From news about the museum in Russian
signed 30 March 2016

The History of the World's Automobile Construction

This area provides visitors with information on the invention of the

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and the first car. One display is devoted to the

automobile industry The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industries by ...

in the late 1950s and an exhibition on the development of

agricultural machinery Agricultural machinery relates to the machine (mechanical), mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are list of agricultural machinery, many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractor ...

that recounts the history of agricultural development in

in chronological order, from simple agricultural tools to large machinery, such as

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s. Some of the other displays include Ford Zone (1924), Universal (1934), Axos-34, GAZ-13 and Moskvich-400.

The History of Automobile Technologies in Uzbekistan

This exhibition highlights notable periods in automobile history. The exhibition centers around the Spark Car, which was produced in Uzbekistan in cooperation with

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. An original Spark Car is displayed. Many of the tools used in automobile manufacturing are on display including the 3D mapping technology used to develop the Spark Car.

Interactive Practice

The Interactive Practice area allows visitors to test and use some of the tools on display. One component to this section is the "Illusion Room" where visitors can enter a maze of mirrors that create the illusion of walking on the ceiling, growing and shrinking in size.

Kids Land

Kids Land was built for young visitors. It includes a ball pit, climbing components and educational cartoons.

References

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