Oak Park
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Bishkek's oldest park, where dozens of sculptures are scattered beneath a canopy of century-old oak trees, earning it the nickname “open-air sculpture museum.”
Oak Park (Dubovy Park) was laid out in the 1890s and is Bishkek's oldest park. Hundreds of tall oak trees fill it with deep shade in summer. The park's most distinctive feature is its open-air sculpture display. Since the 1980s, stone and metal works by Kyrgyz sculptors and artists from other countries have been installed here, in styles ranging from Soviet realism to abstract modernism. Dozens of pieces are scattered along the forest paths. Near the entrance you'll find statues of Marx and Engels, a monument to revolutionary martyrs, and a small art gallery housed in a former Orthodox church. The park is surrounded by the Gapar Aitiev National Museum of Fine Arts and the parliament building. In the evenings, locals gather here to play chess, stroll and dance, and artists set up stalls to sell their paintings. Free admission. Getting there: on the east side of Ala-Too Square, about a 5-minute walk. Note: Night lighting is limited, so don't linger in secluded corners after dark.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Gapar Aitiev National Museum of Fine Arts
- Ala-Too Square
- State Historical Museum
- Frunze House Museum
- Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theatre
- White House
- Erkindik Boulevard
- Panfilov Park