Restoration and Protection of the Collection of Tajikistan's State Museum of Antiquities

$60K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Tajikistan
Start Date	May 04, 2001
End Date	Jan 19, 2006
Duration	1,721 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77393-48`

Grant Description

This project completed the restoration of what is now the largest ancient Buddha statue in Central Asia, allowing it to go on public display in conjunction with Tajikistan's tenth anniversary of independence.

Funds also provide safe and secure display cases for other items in the Museum's collection while preserving the entire collection in the form of a digital photographic archive.