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15.05.2019 The batik exhibition “My Silk Road” by Zhanar Nuketayeva.

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan on May 15, 2019 at 3.00 pm opens the batik exhibition “My Silk Road” by Zhanar Nuketayeva.

Zhanar Nuketayeva – a psychologist, candidate of philosophy, graduated from Leningrad State University.

Zhanar lived most of her life with her husband diplomat abroad — Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, where she began to work in the arts. In 2003, after meeting with a master from Indonesia, Palupi in Saudi Arabia, she learned the French “cold batik” technique. Zhanar does not get tired to learn, improve, grow, achieve something new in her work. She continued her studies with the masters of Pakistan, Sri Lanka being in the United Arab Emirates. It should be noted her original, extraordinary approach to everything what she does. Her works are notable for their fullness, graceful execution and ease, expressiveness, search for an interesting compositional solution, revealing a storyline in which the play of light is remarkably conveyed. The names of the paintings are romantic – “Thousand and One Nights”, “Tulips on a blue background”, “Birds of Paradise”, “Lotos”. In her works, the master reflects her vision of the culture, traditions of different nations and countries where she lived. She uses both hot and cold batik techniques. When creating a masterpiece, various types of silk (Japanese, Chinese, etc.), brushes, and special paints are used. Zhanar gladly creates original works and claims that she happily devotes her free time to creativity – batik, origami, ornaments made of natural stones.

In addition to creating paintings on silk, Zhanar, having received a master's degree in cosmoenergy and a master of Reiki, is currently engaged in “Thetahealing” technology, based on the activation of vital energy and healing of human, the disclosure of psychic abilities.

The master tries herself in other areas – she writes books on the culinary art of the peoples of the world, publishes brochures on the rites and traditions of the Kazakh people. She writes with her heart and lives with a magical light of talent, inspiration and love, walking her own Silk Road.

For the first time, Zhanar Nuketayeva presents her personal exhibition, which will display 50 works in the batik technique-silk paintings, as well as designer jewelry. On the opening day of the exhibition, the Ambassador of Indonesia in the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Rahmat Pramono, musicians from Indonesia, artists and guests from Pakistan, as well as students of the Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University will perform.

On May 22 at 15.00 Zhanar Nuketayeva will hold a free master class on the art of batik painting. Registration for the master class by phone: 264-46-50, +77017557657

The exhibition will run until May 31, 2019.

13.05.2019 The exhibition “The Art of Mosaic of Turkish Masters"

On May 13, 2019 at 15.00 the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan opens the exhibition “The Art of Mosaic of Turkish Masters / SEHER ALTINER & MOSAIC ALMATY GROUP”.

Mosaic Almaty Group was founded in 2017 on the initiative of Master Seher Altyner. This is a group of women - specialists in mosaic art, who have been working in a team for many years, studying style, motifs and techniques of making, grouting and finishing techniques, etc.

Seher Altyner, Asly Zhanlyel, Nilgun Gektash, Pelin Toledo Seikhan, Elena Dzhan – are participants of the exhibition.

Masters in the process of creating their masterpieces of mosaics use various materials, such as bulk and laminated glass, Italian glass, stone, marble, ceramics, polyester, buttons, coffee beans, mirror, accessories, beads. For three years of fruitful work, the Mosaic Almaty group has created many works that will be presented for the first time at the exhibition.

Turkish mosaic is a popular art genre, dating back to 300 BC. Pictures and various products of the decor have long been famous for their expressiveness and luxury, served as an ornament of palaces, temples, churches. During the Golden Age, this art was spread in the Roman and Byzantine empires for the decoration of floors, ceilings, and walls. For example, a famous ceramic mosaic decorated with tulips was invented in Turkey. The ancient Turkish residents mainly created a vegetable painting. The most famous and ancient mosaics are found in Gazentepe, Hataye (Turkey), Ravenna (Italy), Bardo (Tunisia), Park Guel (Spain) and Jerusalem (Israel). Currently, interest in mosaic art is increasing among many nations of the world, and there is an improvement in the technology for producing mosaic tiles and works of art.

The Gypsy Girl, known to the whole world, made of tiny pieces of natural stone based on ancient Greek myths, as an analogue of Mona Lisa, being a model of Byzantine art and a symbol of the Mosaic Museum of Turkey, became the symbol of mosaic art. A reproduction of the painting “Gypsy” will be presented for the first time at the exhibition by the craftswomen of the Group under the leadership of Seher Altyner.

Seher Altyner was born in Istanbul, an archeologist and artist by education. After many years of work in the financial department of Philip Morris Company, Seher took up the creative work of mosaic, studied the intricacies of making mosaics in Izmir’s studios and the ancient Byzantine mosaic technique of Italy, and received an artistic education in Ravenna (Italy, Emilia-Romagna region). In her work she referred to the works of famous artists such as Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Klimt, Vermeer and Botticelli.

Currently, she is the leader of the group Seher and her students (from Turkey) live in Almaty, where they create their masterpieces and teach everyone to the art of mosaic.
The exhibition will feature more than 50 works of mosaic art.

The exhibition will last until 20 May, 2019.

18.04.2019 Festival-Exhibition "Pearls of Kazakhstan"

On April 18, from 15.00 to 18.00, the Museum holds Festival-Exhibition "Pearls of Kazakhstan" within the framework of the implementation of long-term priorities and state programs of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev "Ruhani Zhangyru", the announced Year of Youth of Kazakhstan and the article "Seven Facets of the Great Steppe".

The Republic of Kazakhstan surprises with the diversity of natural zones, national parks and reserves, an abundance of rivers, lakes, forests, enchanting with rich flora and fauna, including the mountain slopes of Zailiysky Alatau and Tien Shan, the steppe expanses of Kazakhstan, known throughout the world and unique in their beauty and virginity - Sharyn, Borovoye, Kolsai, Altyn-Emel, Medeo, etc.

The exhibition is attended not only by artists, but also teachers and students of art schools and art studios of Almaty. Among the participants artists Indira Bobro Badambaeva, Marlan Nysanbaev, Kantarbaev Maksat, Kantarbaev Diaz Adamsopieva Nurdana, Kuldybaev Mirlan, Leynveber Lena, Gushchin Igor, Drozdova Lydia, Akhmetov Rina, Suleimenov Rauan workshop "You're an artist" (headed by Mertenovs Dina and Murat), International School of Almaty, N. Nazarbayev Educational Foundation (N. Prikhodchenko), Secondary School No. 65, ArtLab Creative Drawing School (headed by Natalia Li), Da Vinci Art Studio (headed by Isakova E. N.), the creative studio "ArtMixstudio" (headed by A.A. Chernysheva), "Alem art" and others.

The museum’s partner is A. Kasteev School of Art and Design, who annually takes an active part in museum events. At this time, young artists with joy and pride will present their new works, reflecting the theme of the nature of Kazakhstan, made in various techniques – painting, drawing, applied art. The exhibition will show the audience the stages of the formation of an amateur artist from bright fairy-tale fantasy drawings to serious academic works.

The festival will include: a concert with the participation of children's musical groups, a defile-show of flower hat compositions made by children of the art studio “Scarlet Sails”, as well as master classes from A.Kasteev Art and Design School – on pottery, felting, dot painting, linocut, master class on "Kanzashi", "Alla Prima", etc.

The exhibition will feature more than 200 works, different in genre and technique.

The exhibition will last until the end of April 2019.

22.04.2019 The exhibition "The Great Scientist of the Kazakh Land", dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of Academician K.I. Satpayev.

On April 22, 2019 at 15.00 Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will open the exhibition "The Great Scientist of the Kazakh Land", dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of Academician K.I. Satpayev.

Academician Kanysh Satpayev is an outstanding geologist, scientist and major organizer of science, the founder of the Republican Geological Service and the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, the founder of Bolshoi Zhezkazgan and the Institute of Geological Sciences, which is now bearing his name. He is the first president of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan and the first all-union academician Kazakh (since 1946). One of the brightest pages of the history of geological exploration and discovery of the mineral wealth of Kazakhstan, the organization of extensive comprehensive research aimed at the early identification of deposits is associated with his name.

The purpose of the exhibition: familiarization with the life and activities of the first Kazakh geologist, academician; popularization and preservation of the scientific heritage of the scientist; demonstration of fund documents of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, photo documentary and personal belongings of the archive of academician K.I. Satpayev.

The exhibition consists of four sections:

The first section, “Choosing a Path,” is dedicated to the biography of K.I. Satpayev: photographic documents of his childhood, his studies at Semipalatinsk teacher’s seminary and his work as a teacher, his student years at Tomsk University of Technology.

The second section – “The scientist-geologist” is devoted to the scientific and practical activity of K. Satpayev. Photo documentary and personal belongings demonstrate practical activities: a geological engineer, a head of a department, and a chief geologist of Atbasar and Karsakpaik geological trusts. K.I. Satpayev organized and conducted the first stationary geological explorations at the copper Zhezkazgan and coal Baikonur deposits. He marked the beginning of a systematic identification of mineral reserves in the entire Zhezkazgan-Ulytau region, discovered the Ulytau-Zhezkazgan copper ore deposit – one of the three largest in the world.

The third section – “Academician K. Satpayev – the founder of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR” is devoted to the activities of K.I. Satpayev, thanks to whom in 1944, a government resolution to establish the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR was adopted. On June 1, 1946 K.I. Satpayev was elected as the first President of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan. In October of the same year, he was elected a full member of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The merits of the scientist were marked by government awards, which are presented at the exhibition. Personal documents and personal belongings of the scientist will be presented.

The fourth section is “Heritage.” The scientific works of K. Satpayev is devoted to questions of geology. Of the 240 published works, 42 relate to the geology and mineral resources of the Dzhezkazgan-Ulutau region. Works on geology represent the first and main section of his scientific heritage. The second section of the literary heritage of K. I. Satpayev, characterizing him as an organizer and promoter of science, as well as a public figure, includes 298 articles, 242 of them were published in Russian, 51 in Kazakh, 5 in English. At the exhibition the reprinted Algebra Textbook is also presented.

Today, the name of an outstanding scientist, organizer of science and practice, a charming man and a keen mentor, a true patriot of his people Kanysh Imantayevich are: the small planet Satpayev, a city in the Karaganda region; it is perpetuated in the names of the mineral, flowers, glacier and mountain peak, streets, enterprises and institutions of Kazakhstan, established the prize and scholarship named after K. Satpayev.

The exhibition will last until June 1, 2019.

11.04.2019 The exhibition "Muzdai temir kursanyp ..." (Armoured…) from the collection of craftsmen, blacksmiths, gunsmiths, restorers – brothers Kulmenovs

On April 11, 2019, at 11.00, the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the Zhetysu akimat of Almaty, held the exhibition "Muzdai temir kursanyp ..." (Armoured…) as part of the program "Uly dalanyn zhetі kyry" / "Seven Facets of the Great Steppe") from the collection of craftsmen, blacksmiths, gunsmiths, restorers – brothers Kulmenovs, residents of Zhetysu district of Almaty.

The Kulmenov brothers – Makhmut, Tursynzhan, Aitbergen are members of the Designers Union of Kazakhstan, founders of modern weaponry art of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Laureates of the XII World Festival of Youth and Students (Moscow, 1985), diplomas of the I degree of the Republican contest "Design yesterday, today, tomorrow" ( Almaty, 1999). Their works were included in the album "Temirshi - Blacksmiths" (publishing house "Oner", Almaty, 2006), ordered by the state program of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kulmenovs are engaged not only with creativity, but also with scientific work. Under their leadership, the Republican Research and Craft Workshop "Kok Bori" (Blue wolf) was created, where students study the technique of reviving the ancient techniques of making decorative arts and metalworking products. The brothers are actively involved in the implementation of state, scientific, historical and ethnographic projects: "EXPO - 2017 - Ethnoaul", "550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate", "Almaty kuni - 2015", etc. For 40 years of research and practical work Kulmenovs were awarded by the sign “Cultural worker” of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2007), they were awarded the International title “For merits to the Turkic world” (Turkey, 2008).

In 2000, according to the sketch of the Kulmenovs, the "Almas Gylish" award was created and cast, which is awarded to prominent cultural and art figures of the Republic of Kazakhstan for services to the Kazakh people and country. Weapons, ammunition, national musical instruments (for folklore orchestras "Otyrar sazy", "Murager", "Sazgen", "Adyrna"), objects of national decorative and applied art (for museums "Batyr Isatai Taimanuly", "Eset Batyr", "Raiymbek Batyr", "Kobylandy Batyr", as well as for many regional historical museums of the Republic of Kazakhstan) were made, restored, reconstructed, recreated by them. In 1993, based on the poem by Magzhan Zhumabayev, the eponymous film “Batyr Bayan” was shot – especially for this film, the brothers produced weapons and decorative arts.

At the exhibition more than 80 items: armor and samples of cold military weapons from Saka times of Kazakh (proto-Kazakh) worriors, musical instruments and other household items from their personal collection will be presented.

Works of Kulmenovs are in private collections at home and abroad. A large number of scientific documentaries have been made about the activities of the Kulmenovs by foreign journalists (France, USA, Germany, Hungary, Tunisia, Turkey, Poland) and others. The exposition will be supplemented by a documentary film about the process of creating ancient artifacts.

The exhibition will last until April 30, 2019.