Museums and Collections in Bishkek

Discover 2 unusual museums and collections in Bishkek.

Cottage where Frunze was born and raised.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Frunze Museum

Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.

Mural, depicting a raw man-slaughtering Nazi on a demon horse (Flickr / Nathan Hamm)

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

National Museum of Kyrgyzstan

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

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Museums and Collections in Bishkek

Discover 2 unusual museums and collections in Bishkek.

Frunze Museum

National Museum of Kyrgyzstan

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Frunze Museum

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