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official
site:
The
Central
State
Museum
of
the
Republic
of
Kazakhstan
is
one
of
the
oldest
and
largest
museums
not
only
in
Kazakhstan,
but
also
the
entire
Central
Asian
region.
The
collections
of
the
museum
include
about
300
thousand
objects.
Currently,
the
museum
has
seven
main
stationary
halls.
Diverse
collection
provides
a
good
picture
of
the
paleontological
past,
of
the
ancient,
medieval,
modern
and
contemporary
history
and
cultural
tradition
of
Kazakhstan.
The
creation
of
museum
collections
was
initiated
in
the
30s
of
the
19th
century
in
Orenburg,
at
Neplyuev
Military
School
"Museum
of
the
Orenburg
region".
One
of
the
organizers
was
a
famous
linguist,
author
of
"Explanatory
Dictionary"
Vladimir
Dal.
In
different
years
the
museum
collection
composed
not
only
the
museum
collection
of
the
Orenburg
region
(1924),
but
also
the
Zhetysu
(Semirechye)
Regional
Museum
(1929)
and
the
National
anti-religious
museum
(1941)
which
was
placed
in
the
building
of
the
Voznesenski
Cathedral
in
Alma-Ata
city.
This
unique
architectural
complex
was
built
in
1904-1907
and
designed
by
the
well-knownVerny
architect
A.P.Zenkov.
In
1944
the
museum
was
assigned
to
the
1st
category
and
received
its
present
name
-
the
Central
State
Museum
of
Kazakhstan.
This
building
was
constructed
by
architects
Yu.Ratushnyi,
Z.Mustafin
and
B.Rzagaliyev
in
1985.
It
is
considered
one
of
the
finest
buildings
of
modern
architecture
of
the
Almaty
city.
The
total
area
of
the
museum
building
is
17,557
square
meters.
Among
the
exhibits
there
are
unique
masterpieces:
gold
articles
which
reflect
cultural
tradition
of
tribes
of
early
nomads
of
Kazakhstan.
Found
during
excavations
in
Zhalauly,
Pokrovka,
Kargaly
villages,
Shilikty
kurgan;
collection
of
Scythian-Saka
bronze
boilers
and
altars
(connected
with
the
cult
of
fire
and
ancestors,
made
in
the
tradition
of
the
animal
style
of
Saks),
personal
seal
of
S.Toraigyrov,
certificate
of
merit
signed
by
S.
Altynsarin,
manuscript
of
Turagul
about
the
father
of
Abai,
the
first
issue
of
"Aikap"
magazine,
rifle
of
Imanuly,
personal
complexes
of
ShokanValihanov,
Zhayu
Musa,
AmreKashaubayev,
Alibi
Zhangildin,
SakenSeifullin,
KulyashBaiseitova
and
others.
Great
contribution
to
the
formation
of
the
museum's
collection
made
well-known
figures
of
the
Kazakh
culture,
literature
and
art,
scientists,
historians,
politicians
and
public
figures.
Among
them
A.Baitursynov,
A.
Zhirenchin,
G.
Mustafin,
K.
Badyrov,
A.Margulan
and
many
others.
At
present,
the
museum
is
headed
by
Nursan
Alimbay
–
a
well-known
scientist-ethnologist
in
our
country
and
abroad.
He
is
the
author
of
more
than
three
hundred
scientific
and
popular
publications,
including
monographs
on
various
aspects
of
traditional
culture
and
ethnography
of
the
Kazakhs,
folklore
and
museology.
In
recent
years,
with
the
support
of
partners
of
the
museum
have
been
implemented
ambitious
museum
projects
-
exposition
complexes:
"Open
fund.
Archaeological
gold
of
Kazakhstan",
"Museum
of
Anthropology",
"Hall
of
N.G.
Khludov".
For
the
first
time
in
the
museum
practice
of
Kazakhstan
have
been
implemented
the
projects
on
creation
of
a
series
of
scientific
reconstructions
of
costumes
and
accessories
of
ancient
archetypes
-
"Andronovo
woman
of
Bronze
Age";
"Kangui
woman
1st
century
BC
–
4th
century
AD";
"Kipchak
Warrior
IX-XI";
"Huns
Warrior
2nd
–
3rd
century
AD";
"Hun
warrior
5th–
3rd
century
BC".
Since
2008,
in
the
museum
launched
its
activity
the
Scientific
Library,
established
on
the
initiative
and
with
direct
participation
of
Nursan
Alimbay.
During
these
years,
was
introduced
the
program
"Museolog"
e-cataloging
and
certification
of
fund
collections,
initiated
by
UNESCO,
which
is
an
innovation
in
museum
practice
of
Central
Asia.
