After viewing the museum exhibits gurbanguly berdimuhamedov noted the similarity of the carpet weaving traditions of turkmens and azerbaijanis the commonality of manufacturing techniques and compositional patterns and at the same time the unique features that.
Turkmen carpet museum turkmenistan.
The carpet museum contains a rich collection of turkmen carpets from over 20 centuries.
The carpets are beautiful.
One of a kind place definitely worth visiting.
The traditions of turkmen carpet weaving were also included in this list in 2019.
According to guinness book of world records the largest carpet.
I suggest taking the tour as the guide explains the different styles and how the carpets are made.
5 regions and their unique style is shown in less than an hour at this fab museum.
The carpets are beautiful.
The turkmen carpet museum is at 5 georogly kochesi open mon fri 10 00 18 00 with a lunchbreak 13 00 14 00 closed sun.
One will see two sided carpets where the sides differ in color and pattern.
This museum give you a very good introduction to carpet and you will view the biggest carpet in the world.
Turkmenistan is known for its amazing carpets and a tour of the museum shows you why.
It s well worth a visit.
Turkmenistan is a country of carpet craftmanship par excellence after all even the national flag of turkmenistan shows the 5 designs representing the 5 regions.
You see carpets everywhere in turkmenistan and this museum teaches you to read it s language.
For example the museum has the smallest carpet product designed to be worn with keys.
According to guinness book of world records the largest carpet.
The turkmenistan presidential decree of 20 march 1993 in ashgabat created the turkmen carpet museum.
It has the largest collection of turkmen carpets of any museum.
I suggest taking the tour as the guide explains the different styles and how the carpets are made.
To the left on the ground floor are yomud carpets from western turkmenistan.
The biggest carpet in the world with a size of 14x21 m is on display.
The museum displays a good range of carpets from across turkmenistan in its two floors of galleries which splay out cither side of the entrance hall.
The turkmen carpet museum or the national carpet museum is a national museum situated on 5 gorogly street in ashgabat turkmenistan.