Mary Welaýaty Taryhy we Ülkäni Öwreniş Muzuem, Mary, Turkmenistán
The Mary History Museum was established as the Mary Museum of History and Revolution in 1968. Its first exposition opened in 1974. When Turkmenistan gained independence, the Museum in 2008 moved into a new white-marbled building in the center of Mary. The cost of the building erected by Sedas Insaat Anonim Sirketi, Turkey, came to nearly $18,000,000.
The three-storey building is faced with white marble on its central and side facades, while the upper semi-basement is decorated with color granite. The building area is 10,000 sq. m., and the exhibition floor is 4,000 sq. m. The museum houses 6 exhibition halls, a conference hall, restoration halls, repositories and laboratories. Five halls of the Mary History Museum are occupied by permanent expositions, and another one –Temporary – is to host thematic exhibitions. All in all, the Museum has about 40,000 exhibits.
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