The museum of blacksmithing

Bukhara, one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, rich in masterpieces of masters of medieval architecture, which are like open-air exhibits located throughout the Bukhara region. Many of the oldest architectural monuments are now used as workshops for specialists in folk crafts. So, the famous Kuluta caravanserai became the walls in which the only museum of blacksmithing in Uzbekistan or the museum of metal stamping is located. 

The Kuluta Caravanserai (which means the name of a female headdress worn by women of the peoples of Central Asia for a long time), built in the XVI century, is located near the Toki Telpak Furushon trading dome and the Zabuda Mosque (also called Bozori Cord).

The caravanserai of irregular, elongated shape was two-storeyed, its first floor was built of burnt brick, and the second floor was supported on wooden frames, however, it has not survived to this day. In the XIX century, Tatars lived in the caravanserai building, as well as its premises were used as a warehouse for goods from Russia. 

In 1992, the building was transferred to the Bukhara Museum of Blacksmithing Craft. The museum is unique not only in that there you can find such exhibits as swords, knives, arrowheads and tools of artisans, but also in that each visitor can observe the work of a blacksmith in real time, as well as participate in the process himself. The most impressive place is the hearth in the form of an urn with white handles, inside which a fire is burning.

In addition, the museum tells about the history of the development of metal coinage in Central Asia. 

The museum is managed by the Bukhara State Architectural and Art Museum of the Reserve.