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Yunus Rajabiy House Museum
The Tashkent home of the composer and singer Yunus Rajabiy, opened as a museum in 1997, with his study, instruments and personal belongings.
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About the place
Yunus Rajabiy (1897–1976) was a composer, singer and People's Artist of Uzbekistan. He lived in this house from 1957 until his death, and his son Hasan Rajabiy opened it as a museum in December 1997, for the centenary of his birth.
The memorial room keeps his furniture, radio, coat and the desk with his instrument, sheet music, pen and teapot and cups; another room shows musical instruments, and four halls tell the story of his life and work. Guided tours are offered in the Yakkasaray district.
Why go
- The composer's own study, as he left it
- Collection of musical instruments
- Guided tours
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