17.11.2016 The exhibition «The bell of the steppe» (Kazakh enlightener Ibrai Altynsarin)
On 17th November, 2016 at 15.00 Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will host the opening of the exhibition «The bell of the steppe».
In connection with the 175th anniversary of the outstanding Kazakh enlightener Ibrai Altynsarin (1841-1889), as well as to promote his life and creative heritage the Central State Museum of the Republic Kazakhstan jointly with FAO NTSPK «Өрлеу» the Republican Institute of advanced training of scientific-pedagogical and management staff of Kazakhstan education system opens this exhibition.
Ibrahim Altynsarin received universal recognition as an educator and a pioneer in the history of social thought, culture and literature, the organizer of schools of a new direction, ethnographer, folklore researcher, poet, novelist and translator of Russian classics.
A worthy place in the exhibition occupy rare exhibits from the CSM RK funds: his pocket watch, manuscripts and publications concerning the life and work of the educator, photographs, letters and materials of his family and students.
Along with the writings and research of such scholars writers as A.Margulan, G. Kairbekov, A. Sydykov, Sh. Akhmetov who studied the life and work, as well as the rich heritage of the prominent figure, translations from foreign languages and previously unknown publication published in recent years are also presented.
Along with valuable exhibits revealing the contents of the subject, the exhibition significantly enlarged with copies of photos and documents of prominent Kazakh educator-teacher kindly provided by the Central State Archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Center for Film-documentary photographs and sound recordings of CSA RK, I.Altynsarin memorial museum of Kostanai region, museum of Arkalyk State Pedagogical Institute named after I.Altynsarin, as well as manuscripts, photographs and other personal items of relative of I.Altynsarin - national writer of Kazakhstan, famous poetess Maryam Khakimzhanova and her students Ahmet Balgimbaev, B.Aktamberlin, Spandiyar Kobeev, Zhamaleddin Beisenov.
Visitors can get acquainted with the exhibits of «Өрлеу» the Republican Institute of advanced training of scientific-pedagogical and management staff of Kazakhstan education system - the bust of the educator, "Mamani" school model, school desk, as well as books and educational publications on creativity of Ibrai Altynsarin proposed by the National state book chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
After the grand opening of the exhibition a seminar «Ұстаздың ұлағаты» of renowned scientists of our country to teachers and schoolchildren, as well as for students of higher educational institutions will be carried out.
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The exhibition runs until 31st December, 2016.