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In November 2026, elderly citizens will receive a 50% discount on museum tickets

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Elderly citizens of Uzbekistan from November 1 to November 30, 2026, will be able to purchase entrance tickets to state museums, museum-reserves and cultural heritage sites at half price, the Agency for Cultural Heritage reported.

The benefit is timed to the "Month of Tourism for the Elderly". Its provision is stipulated in paragraph 7 of the protocol of the Cabinet of Ministers meeting on September 29, 2026. The discount applies only to objects from a special list published by the agency.

The participants of the action include the Registan ensemble in Samarkand, as well as the museum-reserves "Bukhara", "Samarkand" and "Itchan Kala" in Khiva. The reduced price will also be valid in Nukus: at the State Museum of Arts named after Igor Savitsky and the State Museum of History and Culture of Karakalpakstan. The list also includes the Museum of Archaeology of Termez and the Museum of Modern Art of Uzbekistan.

The agency explained that the purpose of the initiative is to make museums and historical monuments more accessible to older people and help them organize their leisure time.

During the same period, from November 1 to November 30, elderly citizens will be provided with a 20% discount on the tariff part of the cost of railway tickets on domestic routes. It does not apply to high-speed Afrosiyob trains. Women over 55 and men over 60 will be able to take advantage of it.

What it means

The 50% discount on entrance tickets is valid from November 1 to November 30, 2026, and only for objects from the list of the Agency for Cultural Heritage. During the same period, a 20% discount on the tariff part of the ticket for domestic trains, except for Afrosiyob, is valid for women over 55 and men over 60.

Published 24 October 2026, 12:46 · No updates · Russian original

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