Museums in Bishkek

A small wooden house preserved inside a larger Soviet building, birthplace of Bolshevik commander Mikhail Frunze after whom Bishkek was once named..

The country's premier art museum with a collection spanning Kyrgyz applied arts, Soviet-era paintings, and Central Asian contemporary works..

Kyrgyzstan's national museum at Ala-Too Square, spanning the country's history from nomadic times through the Soviet era..

Manas Ordo is an open-air museum and mausoleum complex south of Bishkek dedicated to the Epic of Manas — the world's longest oral poem and the spiritual foundation of Kyrgyz national identity.

A museum showcasing Kyrgyz traditional crafts including felt-making (shyrdak and ala-kiyiz), leatherwork, jewelry, and embroidered textiles..