Lina Ghotmeh set to turn historic Uzbeki house into Jadids' Legacy Museum
Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has released renders of the Jadids' Legacy Museum in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, which will be built in the former house of the first president of the Bukharan People's Republic.
Designed to tell the story of the Jadid movement – a reformist group in the late 19th and early 20th century that operated across Central Asia – the museum will be built in a large 19th-century house that surrounds a central courtyard.
Most recently a hotel, the historic house was the home of academic Usmon Khodjaev, also known as Osman Kocaoğlu, who was a leading figure in the Jadid movement and the first president of the short-lived Bukharan People's Republic in the 1920s.
Ghotmeh is set to convert the former residence into a museum dedicated to the legacy of the Jadid movement, which aimed to reform and modernise education across central Asia.
The house was gifted by Khodjaev's son, Temur Khodja, to the Uzbek Ministry of Culture, to become a permanent space for presenting the work of the movement and conducting research.
Ghotmeh, who was commissioned by the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation to design the space, believes the project aligns with her aim to discover "meaningful inspiration" for architecture. She also highlighted the transformational work of the movement.
"Working on this museum is an honour, as it aligns with my fascination for history and heritage and my constant search for meaningful inspiration to shape the architecture of tomorrow," she said.
"This project allowed me to explore the Jadid movement, whose courage to reimagine education and society – placing women at the heart of social transformation – I deeply admire."
"Their vision carries an important lesson for our own time," she continued.
"My ambition is to create an architecture that elevates history into contemporary life, generating a space that invites reflection, fosters learning, and bridges the values of the past with the possibilities of the future."
The museum is the latest in a series of new cultural institutions being built in Uzbekistan led by the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation.
It was recently announced that Tadao Ando is designing the National Museum of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, while a tram depot in the city is being converted into the Centre for Contemporary Arts.
It has also been revealed that UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects is designing a hub for Uzbek culture and education in the city, which will include the Navoi State Museum of Literature.
The images are by Lina Ghotmeh Architecture.
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