Frunze House Museum
М. В. Фрунзе музейи
The small thatched wooden house where Soviet Red Army commander Frunze was born is fully enclosed within a museum building, and the city was once named after him.
Mikhail Frunze was born in 1885 in what was then Pishpek and later became a commander of the Soviet Red Army. From 1926 to 1991, the city bore his name, Frunze. The museum's most unusual feature is the thatched-roof wooden cottage where he was born, which has been fully preserved and enclosed inside a Soviet-era museum building. The house is furnished to recreate domestic life of the late 19th century, and upstairs exhibits cover Frunze's life, along with photographs and artifacts from the revolution and civil war. It is a distinctive place for learning about the city's Soviet history. Admission is inexpensive; check on site. Getting there: north of Oak Park, about a 10-minute walk from Ala-Too Square. Note: Opening hours are irregular, so confirm before you go.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00 (check on site)
Nearby sights
- State Historical Museum
- Oak Park
- Ala-Too Square
- Gapar Aitiev National Museum of Fine Arts
- Panfilov Park
- White House
- Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Holy Resurrection Cathedral