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The Museum
Antique chapans of the 18th–20th centuries float beneath a halo of light: ikat, silk and gold brocade, each one a passport of region, status and craft.
Why the house exists
“When I realised that there were stacks of vintage chapans lying around in the market that no one was buying, it hurt. This is cultural gold!”
The house
A house built to preserve and celebrate the heritage of Uzbekistan through the chapan, a symbol of national identity and of the skill of the hands that made it.
- Opened
- 5 June 2024
- Address
- Anhor Park, Tashkent
- Collection
- Chapans of the 18th–20th centuries
- Founders
- Nodira Abdurakhmanova & Gyuli Kogan
- Hours
- Every day, 11:00–18:00
The story
Her story in five chapters
- i. Chorsu A passion, not a plan Hunting for chapans at Chorsu Bazaar and sharing every find. Read
- ii. Coco Chapan A nickname becomes a name Her followers named her Coco Chapan. Read
- iii. nadi_uz / ITEMS The label Chapans with pockets and shorter cuts, made for everyday life. Read
- iv. 2024 The house The world’s first chapan house-museum opens in Tashkent. You are here
- v. 2050 A letter to the future A promise of ten chapan museums around the world. Read
The rooms
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The Boutique
Modern chapans sewn from vintage fabrics, chosen by character so that each guest feels like themselves, only brighter. “Not a single guest has ever left without ‘their’ chapan.”
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The Courtyard
A pavilion of white voile, lanterns and carpets. After dark, candlelight and portraits glow against the brick.
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The Art
A forest of carved needles under falling threads, murals of women wrapped in ornament, hand-carved columns. Here the chapan is treated as art.
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Reception
A carved walnut desk beneath scalloped niches of curiosities — the first hello of the house.
5 June 2024
Opening night
Behind a red rope, the carved doors swung open and models in chapans stepped out, as if from the mist of the past. The founders cut the ribbon and laid a time capsule. Inside was a letter promising ten museums worldwide by 2050.
Photo: Azizbek Khamrakulov / Afisha.uz
Mission
Conscious by tradition
The house champions conscious consumption and sustainable development by promoting traditional methods of making. It also gives forgotten robes a new home and a new status.
Visit
Come to the house
Anhor Park, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Hours Every day, 11:00–18:00
Private styling and group tours by arrangement.