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The Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments, more commonly known as Gurminj Museum is a museum
Museum

A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and entertainment", as defined by the International Coun...
 located in the center of Dushanbe
Dushanbe

Dushanbe , population 679,400 people , is the Capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means "Monday" in Tajik language, and the name reflects the fact that the city grew on the site of a village that originally was a popular Monday marketplace....
, Tajikistan
Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east....
, behind the Office of the Mayor of the city on Bokhtar Street.
museum was founded in 1990 by Gurminj Zavkibekov
Gurminj Zavkibekov

Tajik actor and musician- Gurminj Zavkibekov was born on May 1, 1929, in the village of Shujand in Rushon district, GBAO, Tajikistan.Zavqibekov graduated from the Tashkent Institute of Theater and Painting named after Aleksandr Ostrovsky in 1954....
 (1929-2003), Tajik actor and musician, who was honored as a National Artist
National Artist

National Artist is a honorary title issued by some states as a highest recognition of artists for their significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the nation....
 (People's Artist) of Tajikistan and a laureate
Laureate

In English language, the word laureate has come to signify eminence or association with literary or military glory. It is also used for winners of the Nobel Prize....
 of the most prestigious national prize in arts for significant contributions to the cultural heritage of Tajikistan - the Rudaki State Prize.






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The Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments, more commonly known as Gurminj Museum is a museum
Museum

A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and entertainment", as defined by the International Coun...
 located in the center of Dushanbe
Dushanbe

Dushanbe , population 679,400 people , is the Capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means "Monday" in Tajik language, and the name reflects the fact that the city grew on the site of a village that originally was a popular Monday marketplace....
, Tajikistan
Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east....
, behind the Office of the Mayor of the city on Bokhtar Street.

History

The museum was founded in 1990 by Gurminj Zavkibekov
Gurminj Zavkibekov

Tajik actor and musician- Gurminj Zavkibekov was born on May 1, 1929, in the village of Shujand in Rushon district, GBAO, Tajikistan.Zavqibekov graduated from the Tashkent Institute of Theater and Painting named after Aleksandr Ostrovsky in 1954....
 (1929-2003), Tajik actor and musician, who was honored as a National Artist
National Artist

National Artist is a honorary title issued by some states as a highest recognition of artists for their significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the nation....
 (People's Artist) of Tajikistan and a laureate
Laureate

In English language, the word laureate has come to signify eminence or association with literary or military glory. It is also used for winners of the Nobel Prize....
 of the most prestigious national prize in arts for significant contributions to the cultural heritage of Tajikistan - the Rudaki State Prize. After his death in 2003, his son Iqbol Zavkibekov (also a professional musician) is heading the Museum.

Collection

There are about 100 musical instruments in the Museum collection mostly representing the Pamiri
Pamiri

Pamiri could refer to:*Pamiri languages spoken in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and China*Pamiri people of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan...
, Badakhshani traditional musical instruments. The collection is dominated by string instruments as tor, rubab
Rubab

Rubab or Robab is a lute-like musical instrument from Afghanistan. It is related to but distinct from the rebab, which is more usually played with a bow : it is also related to the Indian sarod but - unlike the sarod - it is a fretted instrument....
, Pamiri rubab, tanbur, dutor
Dutar

The dutar is a traditional long-necked two-stringed lute found in Central Asia. Its name comes from the Persian language word for "two strings", dotar , although the Herati dutar of Afghanistan has 14 strings....
, setor
Tar

Tar is modified resin produced from the wood and roots of pine by destructive distillation under pyrolysis. It is a viscosity black liquid. Production and trade in tar was a major contributor in the economies of Northern Europe and Colonial America....
, qashqar, ghizhak, etc. There are also number of drums as tabl
Tabl

Tabl can refer to:* A Persian name for the Indian drums known as tabla* A large drum from Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and the Middle East also known as davul or tapan...
, daf
DAF

DAF may refer to:* Daf, a percussive instrument* D.A.F. , a song by Powderfinger* DAF Bus, a Netherlands-based bus builder now known as VDL Bus International...
, doyra etc. The collection was gathered by Gurminj Zavkibekov during his trips to his native Kuhistoni-Badakhshon. There are number of other instruments that do not belong the to the Pamiri traditional instruments and some other casual items of antiquariat are for display at the Museum. The Museum is one of the most visited places in Dushanbe by foreigners.

Place of cultural events

The Museum also have been the place for different cultural gatherings and events. It is a place of regular cultural events as parties and rehearsals of a renowned musical band Shams and their soloist Nobovar Chanorov
Nobovar Chanorov

Nobovar Chanorov is a Tajikistan singer of the Shams group. The Shams and Nobovar Chanorov are known as Beatles of Tajiks.Created in 1995, Shams is today one of the best groups of Rock and Roll in Tajikstan....
. Gurminj's son Iqbol Zavkibekov is the Arts Director of the band. The band is still based next to the Museum in a basement apartment
Basement apartment

A basement apartment is an apartment located below street level, underneath another structure - usually an apartment building, but possibly a house or a business....
, where they produced many of their albums.

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