09.11.2018 An International exhibition “Historical and cultural image of the Great Steppe” in Istanbul

On November 9, 2018, the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within the framework of international cultural cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Turkey, with the support of the International Organization of Turkic Culture TURKSOY, presented to the Turkish public an international exhibition “Historical and cultural image of the Great Steppe”.

The opening of the exhibition was held at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art in Istanbul.

The event was attended by representatives of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkey, prominent political figures, as well as scientists and cultural figures, heads of international organizations and museums of the two countries – President of "Otandastar" Foundation – Nurtai Abykayev, Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Darkhan Kaletayev, Kazakh statesman, diplomat, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic States – Bagdat Amreyev, Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture TURKSOY – Duisen Kasseinov, General Advisor to the President of the Republic of Turkey – Haydar Ali Yildyz, Director of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Istanbul – Coskun Yilmaz, Director of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Nursan Alimbay, Director of the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art in Istanbul – Seracettin Sahin, etc.

The speakers noted the main milestones in the development of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Turkey, the prospects for bilateral partnership, and stressed the importance of developing and strengthening cultural ties between the countries.
The opening of the exhibition was accompanied by a musical performance of the instrumental ensemble of Kazakh folk music "Sazgen Sazy".

The exhibition introduced the residents of Istanbul with unique and rare artifacts from the collections of the Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan and demonstrated various aspects of the cultural traditions of the nomads who created the great steppe civilization.

The exhibition presents archaeological collections reflecting the highly developed culture and art of nomads in the era of Saka, Wusun, Kangui, Savromats, Huns and Turks: achievements of the Saka era armaments, horse harness and masterpieces of jewelry and ethnographic collections which reflect the life and traditional culture of the Kazakh people.

The archaeological section of the exhibition is based on monuments of the Scythian-Saka era – the brightest phenomenon in the history of the peoples of the Eurasian continent. With the era of the Saka, from the VIII century BC till III-V centuries AD is associated the emergence in Central Asia of a special economic and cultural type of nomadic cattle breeding. The emergence among the nomads of special forms of social organization and formation of the first states in the Eurasian steppes – the states of Saka, Wusun, and Kangui as well. Religious objects of Saka and Wusun found in Zhetysu – tripods, boilers, altars, incense-burners and lamps associated with the cult of fire and ancestors that demonstrate the high art and artistic technique of the ancient masters were of great interest to visitors.

The reconstruction of the Golden Man, found in 1969 in the Issyk kurgan, which is a national treasure of Kazakhstan, a masterpiece of world culture and the gold products of the early nomads (Zhalauly treasure IX-VII centuries BC, the treasures of Shilikty kurgan VII-VI centuries BC, the Kargaly treasure II-I centuries BC), which amaze with the richness of imagination, fine artistic taste are the great heritage of the ancient jewelry art and the achievement of the Saka and Wusun epochs took an important place.

The second section of the exhibition, devoted to traditional Kazakh culture: magnificent samples of traditional clothing and jewelry from the XIX and XX centuries, household items and decorative and applied arts, which make it possible to visualize the ethnographic originality of the culture of the Kazakh people, were presented.

The exhibition will last until December 9, 2018.

07.11.2018 Personal exhibition "Apple of Love" of Italian artist Carmine Barbaro

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Education Center "Italy" and the Committee "Dante Alighieri" on November 7, 2018 at 16.30 open the anniversary, personal exhibition "Apple of Love" of Italian artist Carmine Barbaro.

Carmine Barbaro is a famous artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who has dedicated his life, work, enlightenment and love to Almaty and our country.

The title of the exhibition “The Apple of Love” is not accidental, as Carmine has been living in Almaty for more than twenty years, the symbol of which is apples. Here he was filled with sincere love for Kazakhstan, people, its open spaces, surprisingly rich and picturesque nature; found his home; founded a school to learn Italian. The artist expresses his love for life, to people through his creative works.    

Carmine Barbaro is a versatile person who tries his ideas in different genres. He works in the field of easel and monumental painting, graphics, sculpture, and also writes portraits, still lifes, etc.          

An artist who lives in two worlds and cultures is not uncommon, but to change the mild Mediterranean climate to a sharply continental one is a definite challenge to oneself and a surprise for many. At the same time, he demonstrates sincere enthusiasm and desire not only to understand, but also to experience a new world for him – the world of Kazakh culture.

The desire to know life prompted him to make trips to townships, made him look very carefully at the faces of his future characters – the old men, women, listen to the rhythms of nature. For example, the painting “Three Grandmothers” was written at the time of the evening feast – Iftar (the evening ritual “Auyz Ashar” in the Muslim month of Ramadan). The painting depicts three figures. Carmine showed interesting plasticity, movement, well picked up the color of the work, subtly feeling the color transitions, which gives the composition an organic rhythm. The example of this work clearly shows that the artist feels harmony, connecting elements of traditional, national artistic culture and the modern vision of the world. We are interested in Carmine Barbaro precisely because of the freshness of his eyes, an unusual fate, a synthesis of Italian romanticism and the Kazakh mentality. The master was able to show in a new way the well-known and familiar themes and plots.

The main aspect of his work is the pursuit of humanity in art. Carmine Barbaro is a member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a member of the Association of Genoese Artists, professor, director of the Educational Center "Italy" in Almaty, chairman of the Committee "Dante Alighieri", Honored Cavalier "Stars of Italy".

The exhibition presents more than 80 paintings of the artist, created in different periods of creativity.

A briefing for the media will be held as part of the exhibition’s opening.

The exhibition will last until 20 November, 2018.

08.11.2018 The photo exhibition “Under the Common Sky of Iraq: Kazakhstan and Polish Peacekeepers”

On November 8, 2018, at 16.00, the exhibition “Under the Common Sky of Iraq: Kazakhstan and Polish Peacekeepers” will open in the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, organized by the General Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Almaty, the Union of Military Action Veterans and Peace Missions “KazBat” and the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the support of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The exhibition is timed to the tenth anniversary of the end of the peacekeeping mission of the Kazakh battalion "KazBat" and captures the overall peacekeeping mission of Kazakhstan and Polish peacekeepers in Iraq.

After the overthrow of the regime of Saddam Hussein in April 2003, the international community took measures to normalize the situation in Iraq. To achieve this goal, four stabilization zones were created. The South-Central Multinational Division, led by the command of the Polish military contingent in Iraq, took control of the south-central zone. The Center-South Multinational Division consisted of troops from 23 states, among them 2,500 Polish soldiers and the engineer-sapper unit of the Kazakhstan peacekeeping battalion "KazBat", which was sent to Iraq on September 19, 2003. The Kazakhstan peacekeeping battalion "KazBat" was formed in 2000 by decree of President N. Nazarbayev. The Kazakhstani detachment consisted of an engineering and sapper group, a water supply and supply group. Among the tasks of the engineering group of the “KazBat” were the search, storage and explosion of explosive objects.

At the exhibition, for the first time, more than 30 photographs will be presented to visitors, reflecting the different moments of the soldiers' everyday life of Kazakhstani and Polish soldiers who fought side by side for peace in Iraq.

During the battle 22, including the Kazakhstan officer, captain Kairat Kudabayev, whose author's photos are also presented at the exhibition.

The event will be attended by veteran peacekeepers from the Republic of Poland, who for the first time after completing a joint peacekeeping mission under the one sky of Iraq, will meet with Kazakh colleagues.

The ceremony will be accompanied by the Kazakhstani orchestra, which on this occasion has prepared a festive program. Especially for guests will sound military marches of both countries.

The exhibition is of international importance and will undoubtedly make a great contribution to the cooperation between Kazakhstan and Poland.

On December 25, 2018, the photo exhibition “Under the Common Sky of Iraq: Kazakhstan and Polish Peacekeepers” will open in the military-historical museum of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan in Astana. The final point of the traveling exhibition will be the city of Gdansk (Poland), where the exhibition will be exhibited in the museum of the Second World War.

Dates of the exhibition in the Central Museum: from 8 to 14 November 2018.

11.10.2018 The anniversary exhibition "Ingmar Bergman and his legacy in art and fashion"

On 11 October, 2018, at 4 pm, the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, jointly with the Embassy of Sweden in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Swedish Institute, open the anniversary exhibition "Ingmar Bergman and his legacy in art and fashion" dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the great Swedish director of theater and cinema, writer, three-time winner of the "Oskar" award – INGMAR BERGMAN.

Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born in 1918. In the city of Uppsala (Sweden), in the family of Lutheran pastor Eric Bergman and nurse Karin Bergman. Bergman interested in theater and cinema from childhood. When at the age of nine his brother presented him a “magic lantern” - a projection apparatus, on which Ingmar created his first masterpieces - his own cartoons. At the age of twelve, for the first time in his life, Bergman touched the magic of acting reincarnation. Starting from this age and up to the end of the gymnasium, his favorite hobby, in addition to his experiments with the magic lantern, was the homemade puppet theater, for which Ingmar constantly built new versions of theaters, made decorations and lighting systems.

In 1937, Bergman entered the Stockholm University College (later Stockholm University), where he studied literature and art history, devoting all his time to theatrical activities of the youth club.

After a period of study and theatrical apprenticeship, Bergman served as full-time director, as well as combined director, artistic director, artistic adviser in theaters in the cities of Helsingborg (1943-1946), Gothenburg (1946-1950), Malmö (1952-1959), Stockholm ( 1961-1976) of Munich (1977-1984) and again of Stockholm (1984-2007).

The main themes of creativity of Ingmar Bergman - the crisis of religion, traditional family and personality; search for real relationships between people. Making the main emphasis on people’s faces transmitting a complex range of feelings, Bergman, with the help of his actors, was able to convey the most complex experiences of an existential meeting of a person with the truth about the world within and around himself.

During his 89-year-old life, the director became the author of more than 170 theater plays, made more than 60 feature films and documentaries for cinema and television, and wrote scripts for most of them. Ingmar Bergman is the winner of film festivals: “Cannes” (7), “Venetian” (4), “Berlin” (2), in Mar del Plata (1), “Giffoni” (1); “National Council of Film Critics of the USA” (3), “Community of Film Critics of the USA” (3), “Association of Film Critics of Argentina” (1), “National Society of Film Critics of the USA” (5), “Association of Film Critics of Kansas City”, “Association Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (1), French Film Critics Syndicate. Awarded the Cesar Awards (1), Bodil (4), Camerimage (1), David di Donatello (3), Directors Guild of America, European Film Academy, Golden Beetle (3) , “Silver Ribbon” (5), “Jussi” (1), “Kinema Jumpo” (1), “Sant Jordi” (1).

Among the world film masterpieces of Bergman are Seventh Seal (1957), Strawberry Glade (1957), Persona (1966), Whispers and Screams (1972), Fanny and Alexander (1982).
Ingmar Bergman died in a dream in the 90th year of his life on July 30, 2007 in his home on Foro Island, on the same day as another well-known film director, Michelangelo Antonioni. His nine children also became mainly cultural and art workers.
The exposition includes various photographic materials, short films, allowing to trace the influence of the great master's work on fashion, music, theater and dance.

The exhibition will be open until October 31, 2018.