19.09.2018 Personal exhibition "Faces of Central Asia" of artist Guzel Zakirova.

On 19 September, 2018 at 16. 00 Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the support of the branch 798 Gallery, Ouli TianShan Art Museum opens a personal exhibition "Faces of Central Asia" of a young Almaty artist Guzel Zakirova.

Guzel Zakirova is graduated the art and graphic faculty of the Kazakh Pedagogical Institute named after Abai, specializing in painting, master of painting, and also graduated from the Xinjiang Art Institute (China). She started her career in Almaty architecture and Construction College as a teacher of art history.

The exhibition "Faces of Central Asia" is a graphic series of portraits of people belonging to different ethnic groups of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, through the images of which the cultural and spiritual wealth of the Central Asian peoples is demonstrated.

Artistic basis of the exhibition is a graphic and partly watercolor portrait image, created by two contrasting colors: black and white. The author sees the seminal nucleus of his works in the need to capture the amazing ethnic and cultural diversity of the Central Asian region, which is the "Heart of Asia".
"Faces of Central Asia" is not just a series of works, but also an original visual diary, created by the artist during her trip to Central Asia. "I really want to show through my work to everyone the unknown side of Asia that has been revealed to me," – Guzel shares his impressions.

The series "Faces of Central Asia" is also the result of the personal project of the author "1001 face of Xinjiang", started in 2016, and presented at the exhibition "Co - Construction of Harmonious Culture" in China. Initially, these were quick sketches of ordinary passers-by, but then, during the journey through Central Asia, an intention to create a unique portrait gallery has appeared.
The main route of the Guzel was the passage along one of the directions of the Great Silk Road, namely: Almaty-Kashgar-Bishkek-Namangan.

Wild mountain steeps, cultivated fields, oriental bazaars, huge shopping malls shrouded in glass and beehive hives of small shops on narrow streets, congestions of cars and buses are just a small part of what we see. True Asia is shown by Guzel Zakirova in the images of representatives of different nationalities of Central Asia, who convey not only anthropological characteristics, but also history, cultural traditions and national color. Most often these are images of older people, whose faces are represented as a living story.

G. Zakirova's works were previously presented at international exhibitions in Russia (Moscow), Turkey (Istanbul), China (Urumqi), etc. Guzel is a member of the Union of Young Artists of Moscow (Russia), laureate of the prize of Uighur maecenas of art "Ilkham".

The exhibition presents about 80 works of the artist.

At the opening of the exhibition will be performed the ensemble: "DOLAN" and the band "Deleon_Band". Information support – the Internet portal «Doppa Life».

The first 100 visitors will take a souvenir as a gift from the author.

The exhibition will last until 4 October, 2018.

12.04.2018 The personal photo exhibition "Planet Earth: how beautiful this world!" of a photographer and traveler Taimas Nurtayev

On 12 April, 2018 at 16.00 in the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be the opening of a personal photo exhibition "Planet Earth: how beautiful this world!" of a photographer and traveler Taimas Nurtayev.    

Taimas Nurtayev was born in Bishkek, but since the late 60s he lives in Almaty. By education a builder, but great love and passion for photo art developed into a second profession. The first works were made by him on the Soviet camera "Zenith", and later he began to work with professional cameras. The starting point in his creative life on the way to the art of photography was visiting the spurs of Khan Tengri Mountain (2006), where he was struck by the grandeur and beauty of his native nature. Subsequently, numerous trips not only in Kazakhstan, but also in the near and far abroad became for Taimas inexhaustible source and inspiration for the creation of amazing photographs, which is not the first time are presented in the Central State Museum.

He visited various parts of the world: Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Nepal, etc. The bright impressions of these unforgettable trips and travels are reflected in his works. Thus, the artist in his photographs captured the Sahara Desert the largest in the world, Greenland - one of the most unusual islands in the world, historical Italy, the "land of ice" Iceland, etc. And during the trip to China, the artist created photo-works of the yellow-green Li river, running through the picturesque landscapes of Jiuzhaigou National Park, the Blue Huanglung Lake, the "flying" Mountains Avatar. In 2017, as a result of a trip to the northern latitudes near the island of Spitsbergen, he shot off the amazing and peculiar nature and animal life of this island: he managed to shoot polar bears, seals, walruses, whales. And the beauty of the Lofoten Islands in Norway. Through photos he transmitted the beautiful nature of Argentina and Brazil, as well as Chile, the most southern country on the planet, where he photographed the Gaucho riders, the Torres del Pine National Park, Lake Gray and the Pine massif. In Kenya he visited the world-famous national reserve Masai Mara, where he photographed the rich fauna of Africa - elephants, tigers, leopards, giraffes, hippopotamuses, crocodiles, zebras, and on Lake Nakura photographed beautiful pink flamingos.

The section ‘Pearls of Nature of Kazakhstan’ where depicted amazing nature of Kazakhstan is of special interest. The photographer visited and photographed the unique places of his native land, embodied in the photos the extraordinary beauty of the Trans-Ili Alatau, surroundings of Almaty and Almaty region, the cascade of three Kolsai lakes, the Khan Tengri peak, the Charyn river and the Charyn canyon, the Altyn-Emel national reserve, the Bayanaul national park, the Zhasybai, Markakol, Borovoye, Zaisan, Kara-Su, Kara-Kol, Kayandi, Big Almaty Lakes, Bukhtarma Reservoir, Caspian Sea, Kiin-Kirish Mountains, Ak-Tau, Shakelmes, Singing Barkhans, Mangyshlak Peninsula, Ustyurt Plateau, Grand Canyon Shakpak Pai Sai, Ushkonyr, Akkergeshin, Aktogagay Plateau and others.

At the exhibition more than 150 photographs were presented.

The exhibition will last until 9 May, 2018.

26.04.2018 The exhibition "The Army of Anders - The Way of Hope"

On 26 April, 2018 at 16:00 in the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty within the framework of the Polish Days organized by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Almaty on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of Poland, the grand opening of the exhibition "The Army of Anders - The Way of Hope" will take place.

At the exhibition the genesis of the Anders Army, starting with the representation of the fate of the Poles, who after the signing of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact and the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 were turned out within the borders of the USSR. Hundreds of thousands of them were deported to camps in Siberia, the Far East and Kazakhstan. In 1940 tens of thousands including in Katyn were killed.

In 1941after the German attack on the USSR in London, on 30 July, 1941 the Sikorsky-Maisky Pact was signed, thanks to which the Polish Army was to be formed on the territory of the USSR. The Army must to be headed by the prisoned to that time in the NKVD in Moscow, the Polish general Vladislav Anders.

In the Army of Anders, from the depths of the USSR thousands of exiled Poles - soldiers and civilians were arrived. Many of them died from exhaustion on their way to the army, others died already during the movement of the army in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan), also in Persia (Iran) and the Middle East (Iraq, Palestine).

Thanks to the Ander’s Army to thousands of Poles were given the opportunity to fight for freedom of Poland. Unfortunately, despite the huge sacrifices they were not allowed to return to their homeland, which after the end of the Second World War was in the zone of influence of the USSR.

The exhibition is supplemented by the exposition "Deported". The Poles became one of the first peoples deported by the Soviet government to Kazakhstan. Photos of the Pole who found themselves in Kazakhstan as a result of mass deportations, as well as various household items make it possible to trace the living history of tragic events that are preserved today not only in the documents of the past, but also in the memory of the last living witnesses.

To visitors will be given an opportunity for the first time in Almaty, and for the second time in Kazakhstan (after the presentation of the exhibition at the Museum Memorial Complex of Victims of Political Repressions and Totalitarianism "ALZHIR") to learn little-known pages of the history of the Polish people during the Second World War.

The exhibition will last until 9^th May, 2018.

15.03.2018 The exhibition of hand-made products and art paintings from the "SHAKHNAME" composition

On 15 March, 2018 at 15.00 the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Cultural Representation of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Almaty on the eve of the spring holiday "Nauryz Meiramy" open an exhibition of hand-made products and art paintings from the "SHAKHNAME" composition, that introduce traditional culture and art of Iran.

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan actively cooperates with the Cultural Representation of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Almaty and has been implementing joint projects for several years.

Since ancient times there is a cultural connection between Kazakh and Iranian peoples, which continues to develop successfully today. One of the joint projects was the holding of the event for the spring holiday "Nauryz" - a symbol of the common cultural traditions and friendship of peoples.

The exhibition will demonstrate the wealth of arts and crafts reflected in art works, decorative and household items. Among the rare examples of traditional Iranian art are wooden products made in the hutam technique (Persian خاتمکاری, khatam-kari or (Persian خاتمبندی, khatam-bandi), which is an ancient Persian technique of wood incrustation. In Iran an ancient art of manufacturing metal objects by applying a multicolored enamel made in the technique of "minakari" (Persian میناکاری, Mina-kari or Persian میناسازی, Mina-sazi) was developed. The center of this tradition is the city of Isfahan and products with enamel are rightly considered it is one of the business cards of Iran, along with Khatam and Persian carpets. At present, Iranian masters did not lose this technique.

More than 100 unique samples of decorative and applied art of Iran will be exhibited: antiquities, works of art, miniature sculpture, ceramics and metal products decorated with engraving and painting (vases, vessels, trays, dishes, boxes, and stands).

The grand opening of the exhibition will be attended by Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mr. Khamid Reza Arshadi, representative of the Cultural Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Javad Jalali, teachers of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

On the opening day of the exhibition, a master class on Iranian calligraphy and a concert of Iranian musical groups will be held.

The exhibition will last until 15 April, 2018.