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18.03.2019 The festival “Colours of Nauryz”

On March 18, 2019, at 12:00, the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan holds the festival “Colours of Nauryz”, dedicated to the holiday “Nauryz Meiramy”.

The revived ancient holiday Nauryz harmoniously blended into modern life and began to play a major role in strengthening mutual respect, social stability and accordance in society. This is a spring holiday, presenting the beginning of everything, the revival of nature, the triumph of the light forces of good, love and fertility. From immemorial time, the celebration of Nauryz was accompanied by mass celebrations and folk games ("Kyz Kuu", "Aykysh-Uykysh", "Audaryspak", "Togyz kumalak" and others), traditional equestrian competitions ("Baige", "Zhorga Zharys", "Kokpar"), songs, kyuis and dances. In the days of the Nauryz celebration, the fulfillment of traditional rituals and customs, such as “Tusaukeser” (“cutting the put”), “Besikke salu”, etc., has an important place in the life of the Kazakhs.

The festival “Colours of Nauryz” has become a traditional annual event of the Central State Museum and is a symbol of the common cultural traditions of the people of Kazakhstan.

On this festive day, the Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will present to the visitors an exhibition of objects from the museum’s fund collection “Syr saktagan sandyktar ...”, (Chests keeping secrets) as well as an exhibition of artists and sculptors of Kazakhstan “Koktem shuagy” (painting, drawing, sculpture and applied works - Zh. Kerimbek, Turbay Muratbek, R. Suleimenov, A. Baidaralina, D. Baidaralin, E. Ahaev, E. Asembayuly, E. Sharapova, M. Korkut, Omran Sheikhmus, M. Gribova, K. Tulakbaeva, A. Mankeev, K. Ongarova).

Especially for socially unprotected categories of the population - children-orphans and pupils of correctional schools of the city, excursions will be organized and interactive museum lessons “Secrets of Grandma's Chest”, “To the World of Traditional Kazakh Culture” will be held on the basis of the exposition devoted to the works of artist N.G. Khludov, introducing with ethnography and life of the Kazakhs; theatrical performances, demonstrating Kazakh traditions and customs, one of which is the wedding custom "Betashar"; demonstration of national Kazakh clothes from the Almaty College of Decorative and Applied Arts named after O. Tansykbaev; Concert with the participation of musical groups and ensembles.

Museum visitors will be interested to take part in the performance by artist A. Toleubaeva - batik painting with colors of festive dastarkhan. The event will be attended and will present their collections fashion salons "Azharly", "Uldana Kazax".

Master classes for everyone on various types of needlework and traditional crafts will be organized from masters of decorative and applied art and leading artists of Kazakhstan, as well as from students and teachers of the Almaty College of Decorative and Applied Arts named after O. Tansykbaev.

Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan invites to the wonderful world of Kazakh culture!

Entrance to the event is free from 12.00 to 16.00.

1-3.03.2019 Central Asian exhibition-fair of folk crafts, "The Time of Tulips"

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in cooperation with the Center for Decorative and Applied Arts "Bakhyt", on March 1-3, 2019, holds the traditional Central Asian exhibition-fair of folk crafts, "The Time of Tulips", which annually brings together talented masters of decorative and applied arts from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Mongolia and Georgia.

On the eve of the International Women's Day on March 8 – the most romantic holiday, the museum holds an exhibition-fair of crafts, which will present a large selection of gift and souvenir products: designer clothes, luxury designer jewelry made of beads, fur, leather, jewelry – silver jewelry, oriental miniature, carpets, textiles and knitwear, paintings and interior items, jewelry boxes, ceramics, batik, tapestries and much more. Each work attracts, causes an irresistible desire to join the world of the master.

Exhibitions of arts and crafts promote the strengthening of cultural and trade and economic ties between the countries of the Central Asian region, help preserve the traditions that were laid in the cultural and historical heritage of our people, help expand markets for products, and also acquaint visitors with traditional folk culture Central Asian countries contribute to the revival of the traditions of folk art and crafts, the exchange of experience between the masters of handicrafts.

As part of this event will be held master classes from the Almaty College of Decorative and Applied Arts named after O. Tansykbaev, in which those who wish can be not just spectators, but learn something.

Museum guests are awaited by an amazing holiday filled with the variety of products presented, the joy of meeting the exquisite beauty created by their own hands in which they have invested their talent and soul.

Opening hours of the exhibition-fair: 1-3 March 2019 from 9.00 to 18.00

Entrance to the exhibition is paid.

30.11.2018 Traditional Central Asian craft fair "Art-Eastern Bazaar"

On November 30 - December 1-2, 2018 The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the Center for Decorative and Applied Art "Bakhyt", hold the traditional Central Asian craft fair "Art-Eastern Bazaar", which will be attended by over 150 craftsmen from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Russia.

Products of applied art today are completely new ways of working with the material, a huge variety of forms, ideas, finds, styles.

On the eve of New Year's holidays, a wide range of exclusive authoring works of gift and souvenir products will be presented to visitors' attention: national and branded clothing, jewelry made of silver, nickel silver, gilding and enamel, musical instruments, oriental miniature, souvenirs from natural materials, amber jewelry, beads, ceramic, felt and silk products, paintings on canvas, bark, forged decorative items, handmade soap, Christmas toys and many other interesting items by.

During the last 16 years, masters of decorative and applied art of the Central Asian region, meeting at the exhibition-fair within the walls of the Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, demonstrate their creative abilities, exchange experience, expand the circle of mutually beneficial partnerships, and share with each other , are selling their products.

As part of the exhibition, an indicative master-class on pottery from the famous ceramist of Kazakhstan Aliaskar Musayev will be organized for visitors to the museum, and students of the Almaty College of Decorative and Applied Art named after O. Tansykbaev will hold their first master class in felt and batik.

The official opening of the exhibition-fair - November 30, 2018 at 10:00 am.

Exhibition-fair will last: November 30 - December 1-2, from 9.00 am to 18.00 pm

Entrance to the exhibition-fair is paid.

14-18.12.2018 International exhibition of the art fair “Christmas Art Fair-2018”

From 14 to 18 December 2018, the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the «Tvorcheskie sezony» company, holds the largest in Central Asia International exhibition of the art fair “Christmas Art Fair-2018”.

On December 14, at 1:00 pm, a grand opening will take place, during which a premium-class designer jewelry will be shown by the Community of Beadwork Art of Kazakhstan.

New Year is a magical holiday that adults and children are waiting for. He breathes magic, attracts glitter and bright lights into the fairy world. The time of the New Year holidays is the time of fulfilling the most cherished desires, the time of a beautiful, kind fairy tale that comes to every home at the end of each year.

The holding of art exhibitions in the museum has become a good tradition. The exhibition will acquaint visitors with the author's works and art projects of more than 300 leading designers, artists and creative people of Kazakhstan, Spain, Russia, Italy, Uzbekistan, Germany, etc. For example, Italian and Spanish companies will present their interior products and New Year's range.

The largest Christmas art fair exhibits jewelry, clothing, interior items, Christmas decorations, teddy bears, dolls, delicate silks, warm designer felt, porcelain, stylish bags, bright ceramics, eco-cosmetics, etc.

The Christmas exhibition will not only introduce you to the rich New Year's range of products, but also give everyone joy, charge them with positive things for the coming year.

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the company "Tvorcheskie sezony" invite everyone to visit the International Art Exhibition "Christmas Art Fair-2018".

Official opening of the art exhibition-fair: December 14, 2018 at 1:00 pm.

Opening hours of the exhibition: December 14 - 18, from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm.

Entrance to the exhibition-fair is paid

03.11.2018 FESTIVAL "THE DAY OF CULTURE OF JAPAN"

On 3 November, 2018 from 14.00 to 18.00 the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan-Japan Center for Human Resource Development, Narhoz University, the Association of Japanese Businessmen in Kazakhstan, the Association of Japanese in Kazakhstan, the Terracaya Organization and the Kazakhstan-Japan Silk Road Association a traditional FESTIVAL "THE DAY OF CULTURE OF JAPAN" is will be held.

The Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been actively cooperating with the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan for more than 10 years, together with which cultural and educational projects are carried out annually.

The purpose of the festival "Day of Culture of Japan" is to strengthen cultural cooperation, develop ties and deepen mutual understanding between Kazakhstan and Japan, as well as acquaint residents and guests of Almaty with traditions and customs, with modern innovative and intellectual achievements of the Land of the Rising Sun.

Japan is an amazing and mysterious country of the East, where ancient temples and beautiful gardens, snowy mountain peaks and skyscrapers, future technologies and centuries-old traditions are combined.

At the festival, visitors will be able to get acquainted not only with cultural traditions and modern forms of art, writing, music, dancing, cuisine, but also with the products of Japanese companies.
The program of the event includes: the performance of the Ooedodayko drummers' group, the Japanese dances Yosakoy Soran, the animated computer games Cosplay, and the Japanese drafts (“drafts of go”); dressing Yukata (traditional Japanese clothing); workshops on various types of art and handicrafts: manga art style (classical techniques of drawing Japanese comics), Sumium art (drawing with ink and paints on rice paper), origami and furoshiki (an ancient technique of wrapping gifts from fabric) and isatagami (Japanese craft of making paper stencils for dyeing textiles), ikebana art (traditional Japanese art of arranging), etc. Festival visitors will also get acquainted with Japanese Samurai dolls, learn to write hieroglyphs at master classes on calligraphy, properly pour tea at a Japanese tea ceremony and prepare traditional Japanese dishes (takoyaki, mochi-tsuki).

The event will be attended by Japanese companies – Sony, Daio Seishi, the Kazakhstan-Japan Silk Road Association, the organization of Terracaya and others, as well as a presentation of two cars of the Japanese brand Toyota tsusho Kazakhstan Auto – Toyota Land Cruiser, Lexus ES (Toyota Center Zhetisu), Lexus Center Almaty).

The Day of Japanese Culture in Almaty will be opened by the Director of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Nursan Alimbay and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Kazakhstan Mr. Ichiro Kawabata, the rector of the University of Narhoz – Andrew Wakhtel.