Exploring The National Museum Of Tajikistan In Dushanbe

National museums can act as a collective attic and the main Tajikistan museum in Dushanbe is a typical example. Some archeological artifacts, old textiles, some taxidermy, painting, busts of important figures, maybe a koran, some mining information. Time to explore.

The building is new and impressive. Lots of display space.

Starting early, the great cave man hunting party. Pensive dog, sad sheep. A hefty horse, roped off.

Important folks come in threes.

Proud paintings. There's a wall of WWII, Great Patriotic War portraits, looking a bit like folk art. King cotton, the crop so successful that mounds the size of mountains are created. Socialist triumph!

On to the Ice Age. A room re-creating arctic conditions. Chilling.