The Museum of Fine Arts is an

art museum An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own Collection (artwork), collection. It might be in public or private ownership, be accessible to all, or have restrictions in place. Although ...

Ashgabat Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

. It was founded in 1927 by Russian sculptor A.A Karelin and in 1939 it attained the status of the Museum of Fine Arts. The museum has more than 6,000 works in its collection, including paintings, sculptures, jewellery, costumes and graphic works by Turkmen, Russian and foreign artists. The museum features artwork by such artists as Ivan Cherinko, Durdy Bayramov, Byashim Nurali, Husein Huseinov,

Amangeldy Hydyr Amangeldy Hydyr (born 1951 in Arapjik, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan) is a Turkmenistani painter. Hydyr's works are noted for originality and mainly focus on the nature and ancient history of Turkmenistan. Trees and bushes, birds and animals and ...

, I. Ilisl, Izzat Klychev, S. Babicov and a notable collection of European paintings including Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German and English.

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1927 establishments in the Soviet Union Art museums and galleries established in 1927 Museums in Ashgabat Art museums and galleries in Turkmenistan {{art-display-stub