Turkmen Carpet Museum

The Turkmen Carpet Museum in Ashgabat is a specialist museum dedicated to the history, craft and display of Turkmen rugs and woven textiles. It houses a national collection of carpets and exhibits that explain weaving techniques, tribal patterns and cultural context.

Exhibits include large hand-woven carpets as well as smaller pieces, samples of natural dyes and loom tools, and interpretive displays on the tribal origins of different motifs. The museum is one of Ashgabat’s cultural institutions presenting Turkmenistan’s textile heritage.

The museum is located in the capital city of Ashgabat and is accessible to visitors to the city interested in traditional crafts and national art forms.

• Collection focus: The museum focuses on traditional Turkmen weaving, showing large-scale carpets and samples that illustrate tribal motifs, dyes and construction techniques.

What to See #

• Main exhibition halls: Permanent exhibition halls that display hand-woven Turkmen carpets and kilims representing major tribal weaving traditions from across Turkmenistan.
• Tribal carpet galleries: Specialist galleries that present the motifs, dyes and techniques used by Turkmen weavers, often grouped by tribal origin such as Tekke and Yomut styles.