03.04.2024. The exhibition "Journey to the World of Treasures"

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan opens the exhibition “Journey to the World of Treasures” for the first time on April 3, 2024 at 15.00, on the Day of Geologists, based on the geological collection of the museum fund.

The purpose of the exhibition is to popularize the diversity and benefits of the natural resources of our Motherland on the basis of exhibits from the geological collection stored in the funds of the Central Museum, on the eve of Geologists' Day, to increase the interest of young people in the study and development of national geology. The exhibition exposition is selected from 1253 units of artifacts of geological material collected from 1935 to 2011 on the territory of Kazakhstan from the deposits of Zhezkazgan, Sokolov-Sarybay, Karazhanbas, Tekeli, Karaganda, Ridder, Zhezdi, Zyryan, Taskaynar, etc., of great scientific importance rock samples such as obsidian, anthracite, greisen, peat. In addition, a number of minerals such as semi-precious stones such as quartz with gold inclusions, topaz, amethyst, chalcedony, malachite, fluorite, jadeite, azurite, zircon, jade, jasper, agate, nephrite, charoite and others will arouse considerable interest for visitors. Kazakhstan is known in the world not only for the size of its territory, but also for its natural resources. Of the 118 elements of the periodic table, 99 were identified from its depths. According to scientists from the leading countries of the world, Kazakhstan ranks sixth in the world in terms of reserves of natural resources - oil, gas, titanium, magnesium, tin, uranium, gold and other non-ferrous metals. It ranks first in tungsten production and reserves, second in chrome and phosphorus ore reserves, fourth in lead and molybdenum, and eighth in total iron ore reserves. Geology is the only way to dive deep into the earth's surface and unlock the secrets of Mother Earth. The history of the development of geology in Kazakhstan is closely connected with the names of such national scientists as K.I. Satbayev, Z.A. Aitaliyev, A.K. Kayipova. As a result of the fruitful work of scientists engaged in the search, exploration and production of resources necessary for the entire society, 6,000 mineral deposits have been discovered. They are the main source of income and economic development of the country, and also play an important role in the world market. Today, minerals are not only a source of energy, but are also used as raw materials for the production of various alloys, building materials, chemicals and other things that are very necessary for our daily life. The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan is waiting for you at the opening ceremony of the new exhibition!

29.03.2024 The exhibition "IN THE WAKE OF STEPPE MUSIC" for the 155th anniversary of the birth of a musicologist Alexander Viktorovich Zatayevich

Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will organize the cultural event " A connoisseur of Kazakh national music" 

and the exhibition "IN THE WAKE OF STEPPE MUSIC" for the 155th anniversary of the birth of a musicologist, an ethnographer,

a composer, a folk artist of Kazakhstan Alexander Viktorovich Zatayevich on March 29, 2024 at 3.00 p.m. 

Thanks to the work of magnificent son of the Polish people A.V. Zatayevich, the songs and instrumental musical heritage of the

Kazakh people were written down. At that time, there was a legend about a person who recorded the voice he heard on paper 

as a sign, and then performed it right to a tee. He visited the Irtys and Urals, Karkaraly and Kyzylorda, Bokei steppes, Orynbor 

and Zhetysu valleys for a long time and wrote down the songs.

The ceremony was opened by Galia Temirton, Deputy Director of the Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan for scientific work. Also the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Almaty, Mr. Jozef Tymanowski made a speech to the guests, who noted: “I believe that today’s event will help develop cultural cooperation between Kazakhstan and Poland, and I want to note that the musical heritage of the great scientist is a rich treasure of the Kazakh people. Therefore, its popularization is important for the country’s culture.”

Associate Professor of Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory Yerkin Shukiman and Head of the Musicology Department of the Auezov Institute of Literature and Art, candidate of art history, associate professor Ainur Kaztuganova also spoke about the unexplored sides of A.V. Zatayevich’s creativity.

Also, representatives of the public association “Polish Cultural Center “Venz”” and students of T. Zhurgenov Kazakh

National Academy of Arts took part in the opening ceremony

As part of the exhibition “ In the Wake Of Steppe Music ”, Almaty residents and guests of the city were presented with photographic materials, articles, collections, books, commentary and musical notations of steppe melodies from the personal complex of the musician-ethnographer. Among the exhibits, a special place is occupied by Zatayevich’s autograph to A. Zhangeldin, which he gave in 1925, as well as A. Zatayevich’s collections “1000 songs of the Kyrgyz people” (tunes and melodies), “500 Kazakh songs and kuys” (tunes and instrumental pieces), a photo where he is captured at the moment of recording Kazakh songs and kyuis. Also of great interest to visitors may be the book “A. Zatayevich” published in 1958, a letter from Zatayevich’s daughter Olga Alexandrovna to Akhmet Zhubanov (1947) as well as an article by an academician Akhmet Kuanovich Zhubanov “ A.V. Zatayevich - the first collector of songs of the Kazakh people ” published in “Vestnik” of the Academy of Sciences of the KazSSR.

27.03.2024 A republican exhibition of artists “Graphics of Kazakhstan”

A republican exhibition of artists “Graphics of Kazakhstan” was held at the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Masters of brushes from Almaty, Astana, Pavlodar, Kokshetau, Karaganda, Temirtau, Shymkent and Taraz took part in the graphic art forum and presented their best works.

Visitors could get acquainted with the works of famous graphic artists: Hashimzhan Kurbanov, Zhumagazy Sagimbayev, Victor Polikarpov, Manatbek Amanbayev, Georgy Makarov, Victor Gurand, Shokan Tolesh, Asia Khairulina, Ibragim Kubekov, Lydia Drozdova, Marlan Nysanbayev, Yerlan Kozhagulov, Bakytzhan Manshuk, Beissebek Akanayev, Shaizada Baykenova, Akhmet Akhat, Fatima Tarazi, Tokkozha Kozhagulov, Amanat Nazarkul, Igor Gushchin, Yersin Temirgaliyev and other famous artists of Kazakhstan.

The content of the graphic compositions is interesting even in terms of the multifaceted presentation in the project. As a rule, a graphic image is made on paper; also in a variety of mixed techniques on canvas, silk with chic classical techniques, with the use of other graphic tools.

We believe that the symbolic graphic images of talented graphic artists will find responses in the hearts of museum visitors.

14.02.2024 “Zhanymdy Zharalagan Afghanistan

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan opens the exhibition “Zhanymdy Zharalagan Afghanistan (Afghanistan that wounded my soul)”, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan on February 14, 2024, at 15.00.

Soviet troops spent nine hellishly difficult years in Afghanistan from December 25, 1979 to February 15, 1989.

About 620 thousand people served in the troops that were stationed in Afghanistan, including 22 thousand from Kazakhstan. 15,526 people died, including 924 Kazakhstanis. 333 people (according to the General Staff of the USSR Ministry of Defense), including 21 Kazakhstanis, were captured and disappeared.

But for the relatives of the victims, this war did not end with the withdrawal of troops on February 15, 1989. Their mental wound is still bleeding, and even time cannot heal it. The lessons of Afghanistan have prompted every state and every people to resolve their issues independently, and for the benefit of their people. Because it was not those who started this bloodshed who died on the battlefield, but ordinary soldiers. And our exhibition speaks about this.

The purpose of the exhibition is to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan, to educate a new generation of soldiers and youth using the patriotic example of soldiers and officers who fought on the Afghan front, and to convey to everyone that war is not a means to solve political problems.

The exhibition will feature documentary materials, awards and personal belongings of fallen soldiers and surviving soldiers and officers from Kazakhstan (photos of witnesses and participants, letters and documents) who served in Afghanistan. It is expected that the military uniforms and equipment of Soviet soldiers and their opponents will be of particular interest.

The exhibition was organized with the active participation of the Union of Veterans of Local Wars and Military Conflicts "Combat Brotherhood" and the Union of Veterans of the Afghan War in Almaty.