M. V. Frunze Museum

M. V. Frunze Museum

Established	December 9, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-12-09)
Location	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates	42.880469°N 74.605442°E / 42.880469; 74.605442
Type	Memorial Museum
Website	www.domfrunze.kg

The M. V. Frunze Museum (Kyrgyz: М. В. Фрунзенин Үй-музейи) is a museum located in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting artifacts of Mikhail Frunze.

History

The museum opened for the first time in December 1925, the aim with the creation of the museum was to commemorate Mikhail Frunze in the house where he was born, this house was built in 1879 by Vasily Frunze, Mikhail's father. In 1967, the museum was renovated after the anniversary of the October Revolution, the muralists Alexei Kamensky and Alexander Voronin participated in the decoration of the building. In 2002, the building was added to the State List of Historic and Cultural Monuments of Republican Importance.^[1] In 2014, three exhibits were stolen from the museum, including the banner of the 46th regiment of the Red Army.^[2] In April 2019, Du Dewen [zh], the ambassador of China to Kyrgyzstan visited the museum.^[3] Also in 2019, jewelry from the museum were stolen.^[4]

Collections

In 2001, the museum contained about 6583 objects. Some of these artifacts were donated by Mikhail's family or friends, including furniture and plates. One of the main exhibits of the museum was an adobe hut.^[5] The museum contains books, manuscripts, documents, photographs and paintings.^[1] In 2018, an exhibition about the development of Bishkek with photographs was organized in the museum, which was attended by Aigul Ryskulova, Vice Mayor of Bishkek at that time.^[6] In 2019, the museum presented an exhibition about Epic of Manas, in this exhibition documents, photographs and illustrations were shown.^[7] In February 2021, the museum organized the exhibition "Frunze Week" where it presented personal belongings of Mikhail Frunze.^[8] In April 2021, the museum presented an exhibition with old books dating from the late 19th and early 20th century.^[9]

References

1. "Мемориальный дом-музей Михаила Фрунзе отметил свое 96-летие" [The Mikhail Frunze Memorial House-Museum celebrated its 96th anniversary]. 24.kg (in Russian). 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
2. Asanov, Bakyt (2014-09-02). "Кража из музея Фрунзе - дело рук фалеристов?" [Is the theft from the Frunze Museum the work of falerists?]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-15.
3. "China Ambassador visits Frunze museum in Bishkek". AKIpress. Retrieved 2022-01-15. (subscription required)
4. "Из музея М.Фрунзе украли бриллианты и рубины. Когда это произошло? Отвечает директор музея" [Diamonds and rubies were stolen from the M. Frunze Museum. When did it happen? The director of the museum answers]. AKIpress (in Russian). 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2022-01-15. (subscription required)
5. "Мемориальный дом-музей М. Фрунзе" [Memorial House-Museum of M. Frunze]. Open.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-15.
6. "В Бишкеке открылась фотовыставка, отображающая историю возникновения и развития столицы" [A photo exhibition reflecting the history of the emergence and development of the capital opened in Bishkek]. K-News (in Russian). 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
7. "Frunze museum to host exhibition on Manas epic". AKIpress. Retrieved 2022-01-15. (subscription required)
8. Abdraeva, Saltanat (2021-02-01). "У дома-музея Михаила Фрунзе появился новый сайт" [The house-museum of Mikhail Frunze has a new website]. Kabar (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-15.
9. Timofeeva, Ksenia (2021-04-22). "Бишкекчан приглашают на книжную выставку в дом-музей Михаила Фрунзе" [Bishkek residents are invited to a book exhibition at Mikhail Frunze's house-museum]. Kaktus Media (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-15.