The Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments ( Russian : Музей музыкальных инструментов имени Гурминджа Завкибекова ; Tajik : Осорхонаи асбобҳои мусиқии ба номи Гурминҷ Завқибеков ) ( or Gurminj Museum ( Russian : Музей Гурминджа )) is a museum located in the center of Dushanbe , Tajikistan , behind the Office of the Mayor on Bokhtar Street.
6-463: The museum was founded in 1990 by Gurminj Zavkibekov (1929–2003), Tajik actor and musician, who was honored as a National Artist of Tajikistan and a laureate 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) took charge of
12-519: A number of other instruments that do not belong to the Pamiri traditional instruments and some other antiquarian casual items are on display at the museum. The museum also hosts a variety of cultural gatherings and events, many featuring the Tajik musical ensemble Shams and their soloist Nobovar Chanorov . Gurminj's son Iqbol Zavkibekov is the arts director of the band, which operates out of an apartment near
18-676: The Gurminj Museum , was established in 1990 by Gurminj as a result of long-pursued dream and expression of his passion for music and arts. Zavqibekov was married to Tamara Pavlovna and had two sons: Iqbol and Genadiy. Iqbol is a professional musician , director of the renowned Group "Shams" and inherited to become the Director of the Gurminj Museum after his death. Gurminj Zavqibekov died in 2003 in Dushanbe. This article on an Asian musician
24-584: The Lahuti State Academy of Dramatic Arts in Dushanbe . Zavqibekov is partial to the portrayal of positive, decisive, upright, and kind heroes. A realist actor, he tends to distance himself from flights of fancy and hyperbole. The roles he has performed include: Zavqibekov's contribution to stage include: Zavqibekov became a People's Artist of Tajikistan and won the Rudaki State Prize in 1966. The Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments, better known as
30-583: The Museum. There are about 100 musical instruments in the Museum collection mostly representing the Pamiri and Badakhshani musical tradition . The collection is dominated by string instruments , such as the tar , rubab , Pamiri rubab , tanbur , dutor , setor , qashqar, and ghizhak . There are also number of drums such as tabl , daf , and doyra . The collection was gathered by Gurminj Zavkibekov during his trips to his native Kuhistoni-Badakhshon . There are
36-560: The museum. This article about a building or structure in Tajikistan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gurminj Zavkibekov Gurminj Zavqibekov (May 1, 1929 - October 21, 2003) was a Tajik actor and musician . Zavqibekov graduated from the Institute of Theatre and Art named after Aleksandr Ostrovsky in Tashkent in 1954. In 1977, he became the Director of
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