PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPING MUSEUM TOURISM IN UZBEKISTAN

This article discusses the issues of increasing employment, expanding sources of income and reducing poverty through the development of the tourism sector in the Republic of Uzbekistan. In particular, the economic and cultural significance of the formation of a new direction of tourism - museum tourism, is analyzed using foreign experience, the example of Russia and European countries. Also, strategic directions for diversifying tourism services in Uzbekistan are scientifically outlined.