Opened originally in 1994 and re-opened in its new home in 2008, the museum offers an impressive collection of antique and contemporary Turkmen carpets.

Many of the carpets in this collection date back to the 17th century. Also it displays two of the largest hand-made carpets in the world: the “Turkmen kalby” carpet is 190 m2 and was made during WWII, and the “Turkmenbashi kalby” carpet is 301 m2, weighs 1.200 kg, and was completed in 2001.