The I. V. Savitsky State Museum of Arts is located in Nukus, not far from the city center, and is considered one of the leading museum collections in Uzbekistan. Its history is connected with the name of artist and collector Igor Savitsky, thanks to whom the museum formed a unique collection of 20th-century art and objects of the traditional culture of Karakalpakstan.

The museum is especially famous for its collection of Russian avant-garde and works by artists of the Soviet period, many of which remained little known to the general public for a long time. Alongside paintings and graphic art, it also presents sculpture, decorative and applied arts, archaeological finds, and ethnographic materials related to the history of the Aral Sea region.

For tourists, the museum is interesting because it makes it possible to see several important layers of the region's culture at once: 20th-century fine art, Karakalpak craft traditions, and materials on the history of the local population. The exhibition shows how works by professional artists coexist alongside objects of folk art - carpets, embroideries, jewelry, elements of costume, and household items.

A visit to the museum is suitable for those who want to better understand the cultural context of Karakalpakstan and see one of Central Asia's most unusual art collections. It is not only a museum about the region's past, but also an important place for becoming acquainted with art that is rarely found in such volume in other collections.