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Centre for Contemporary Art Tashkent

Contemporary art centre opened in March 2026 in a 1912 diesel power station on Amir Temur Street, rebuilt by Studio KO; entry is free.

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About the place

The Centre for Contemporary Art occupies a brick industrial building of 1912 in central Tashkent that was built as a diesel power station. The Paris architecture practice Studio KO converted it into exhibition halls, keeping the structure of the old machine rooms, and the centre opened to the public in March 2026.

It shows changing exhibitions of contemporary art from Uzbekistan, Central Asia and further afield, alongside talks, film screenings and education programmes. Entry is free. You will find it at 6 Amir Temur Street, building B, a short walk from the city centre, so it fits easily into a day of sightseeing in Tashkent.

Why go

  • 1912 power station turned gallery
  • Changing contemporary art shows
  • Free entry

Nearby

  • Tashkent Polytechnic MuseumMuseums

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    Tashkent Polytechnic Museum

    A car and science museum opened in 2015 in central Tashkent, a few minutes' walk from Amir Timur Square, with interactive and children's zones.

  • State Museum of Arts of UzbekistanMuseums

    Under 1 km away

    State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan

    Tashkent's main art museum, with Buddhist and Sogdian finds, Uzbek applied art, Russian and European paintings and 20th-century Central Asian painters.

  • Tashkent ChimesEnsembles

    Under 1 km away

    Tashkent Chimes

    A 30-metre clock tower of 1947 beside Amir Timur Square, built for the end of the Second World War; a mirror copy was added across the street in 2009.

  • State Museum of Geology of UzbekistanMuseums

    1 km away

    State Museum of Geology of Uzbekistan

    The national geology museum in central Tashkent, with tens of thousands of minerals, gemstones and fossils in 12 halls and an outdoor rock park.