When you step inside the Savitsky Museum in Nukus, the capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan — an autonomous region in northwestern Uzbekistan – the air itself seems to hum with history. Walls shimmer with bold strokes of Russian avant-garde art – works once forgotten, now glowing beneath the Karakalpak sun. Beyond them, you enter another world: the spirit of ancient Khorezm, a historic region of Uzbekistan known for its desert fortresses and archaeological treasures. Here, the museum’s