21-22.05.2016 The exhibition-festival "Silk way"

The Great Silk Road is historically an international trade route of the peoples of East and West. As is known, the Great Silk Road played an important role in the development of economic and cultural ties between peoples. Colorful and noisy oriental bazaar attracted merchants and buyers from around the world in order to offer and to buy silk and porcelain from distant China, spices from India, ceramics from Khwarizm, works of art and many other unusual items. Ancient cultural traditions were successfully continues today.

To plunge into the fantastic atmosphere of oriental bazaar allow the Central Asian Crafts Fair "Silk Road", dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of Almaty. Traditionally the fair will be held on 21-22 May, 2016 at the Central State Museum in Almaty. In this year, in parallel with the exhibition "Silk Road" with the support of the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty will host the contest "Southern capital - through the eyes of young artists" in the following nominations: exhibition, workshops for all types of arts and crafts and fashion shows (fashion show).

In celebration of the 1000th anniversary of Almaty will take part in the competition: O.Tansykbaev Almaty College of Decorative and Applied Arts, college KazNAA named after m T.Zhurgenov, the Egyptian Cultural Center and the Kazakhstan-Japan Center for Human Development, as well as art colleges and schools of Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan will present the work of young artists, reflecting the theme of Almaty (scenic places, attractions, historical and cultural monuments, symbols of the city, historical subjects, etc.) and demonstrate master classes, fashion shows (fashion show).

The Festival organizers are the main goal is to demonstrate the cultural diversity of the developing modern city, to acquaint residents and visitors with the various stages in the development of the city history represented in the exhibition complex and to demonstrate the creativity and skills of young artists in different genres - painting, drawing, sculpture, tapestry, jewelry, wood carving, ceramics, painting, embroidery, felting.

The exhibition will be attended by more than 80 folk artists from all regions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia and Georgia. A wide range of gift and souvenirs will be presented: clothing, jewelry, musical instruments, oriental miniature and oriental carpets, felt and silk, textiles and lamps, amulets and leather goods.

At the end of the contest winners will be awarded certificates, diplomas, prizes and letters of thanks.

Opening hours 9.00am-6.00pm.

Organizers of the exhibition: Public Foundation "Center for Arts and crafts "Bakhyt", Central State Museum of Republic of Kazakhstan (Samal-1, 44).

Contacts:

Bakhyt Abdikarim - +7 701 3908125, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kunsulu - 8 (727) 375-56-55, +7 7783164165, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

27.03.2016 «Festival of Japanese culture».

The Central State museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Kazakh-Japan center of human resource development held on 27^th March 2016 from 14.00 till 18.00 «Festival of Japanese culture».

At present Kazakhstan and Japan develops stable mutual partnership relations. The Central State museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan more than 10 years actively cooperates with the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In the museum was carried out exhibitions that coursed big scientific and cultural interest among the public and took wide resonance in the Republic media: “Japanese Dolls”, “World through the eyes of kimano master Itiku Kubota”, “The memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”, paint exhibition of masters on “Isekatagami” art, etc. In the museum Festival of Japanese culture becomes traditional.

At the festival visitors with cultural traditions and contemporary types of art, music, dance, cuisine and innovative technologies of Japan can be acquainted.

The aim of the event is the strengthening of cultural cooperation, development of relations, enrichment of relation between Kazakhstan and Japan, as well as to acquaint with traditions and customs of the Land of the Rising Sun.

Program includes Japanese martial arts, performance of drummers on Japanese drums taiko “Oododaiko”. Master classes on origami art, isekatagami (Japanese art of paper stencils for textile painting), kirie, furoshiki and etc., learn to write hieroglyphs, tea ceremony, traditional Japanese dish, play in kendama (Japanese traditional game).

The Central State museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Embassy of Japan waits for you at the «Festival of Japanese culture».

Entrance fee: 300 tenge for adults, 200 tenge for students, 150 tenge for retiree, 100 tenge for schoolchildren.   

18.05.2016 "NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM - 2016"

On 18^th May, 2016 from 10.00am till 10.00pm Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan holds an Open Day and the event "Night at the Museum" devoted to the International Day of Museums and 1000^th - anniversary of Almaty city. On this day, the Museum offers to visitors a fascinating journey into the world of history and traditional culture. Note that in 2006 in Kazakhstan for the first time the CSM RK initiated an international action "Night at the Museum" and today for its example followed other museums of the city and the country.  

The main object of this event is to draw public attention to the museum, as one of the major cultural and educational facilities in our country. The organizers set themselves the task to create a special atmosphere of the festival, with the benchmark "everyone needs to go to the museum".

On this day, the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will give visitors the opportunity to explore the unique and rare items from the fund collections of the museum:

• At the exhibition "Fire born art" takes a special place collection of artistic ceramics and porcelain. The beginning of the formation of which was started in the second half of the XIX century (Orenburg period of history CSM RK). The first exhibits were "donated" by individuals and its mainly household items of Russia, Kazakhstan peoples of Central Asia dating from the XVIII-XIX centuries.

• Memorial exhibition «Қазақтың Кәукені» dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR Kauken Kenzhetayev (1916-2008) - singer, actor, director, playwright, winner of the international Prize named after Ch. Aitmatov, Laureate of independent award "Tarlan".

• Exhibition of Kazakh traditional dishes and utensils «Сырлы аяқтың сыны кетпес» where are exhibited about 100 items of crockery housed in the museum’s collection. The main objective of this exhibition is comprehensive disclosure of the role and importance of traditional Kazakh cooking utensils.

• Exhibition "Resurrected witnesses of the past" is restored by museum specialists archaeological collections of CSM RK artifacts, laboratory screening methods of conservation and restoration of artifacts (ceramics, metal, stone), as well as the disclosure of diversity and complexity of the work of the restorers of the museum in the return to life of cultural property are presented.

• Visitors will be able to get acquainted with the works of fine art of contemporary artists and sculptors of Kazakhstan as Zh. Kushikbaev, P. Shorohov, M. Amirkhanov, Fatima Tarazi, Zh. Altynbayeva, I. Badambayeva, A. Abdalieva, A. Moldabaev, S. Bektuganov which reflect the history and traditional culture of Kazakhs, monuments and picturesque places of Kazakhstan.

• On the "Night at the Museum" event from the fund collections of the Central State Museum of Republic of Kazakhstan will be on display a series of works of famous artists of Kazakhstan – F.I. Bolkoev, M.T. Yerzhanov, N.V. Solovyov, Zh. Shardenov, T. Abuov, S. Ya. Sukhuv, E. Oralov, M. Sariev whose works was a solid foundation in the formation of the modern Kazakh art. A special attraction will be the pictures devoted to the family, home, native lands, as well as works on the history of Almaty.

At the exhibition "Almaty in my memory" each visitor will be able to learn about the history of our city of 70-80s and get a picture at a photo studio of 70s.

To all who come to this event will be organized:

       - Free museum tours in the halls of the museum, introducing the history and culture of the ancient, medieval and modern Kazakhstan;

       - Interactive educational programs: "The ringing of the coins", "Through the pages of the Red Book", Quiz "We know the history of our city", "In the world of archeology" drawing on the sand and water from the studio "SandPro", "Learning to count quickly" from the International children's mental arithmetic center «UCOMAS KAZAKHSTAN», experiments of the School of Engineering skills «Bolashak Engineering», and the Children's interactive city «Profiland» will speak about the benefits of various professions, master-classes on Arts and choreography of the International Art School, with interactive developing games for children by the "Evrikum" company,

       - Master classes on painting from artists T.Volkova and O.Esenbayev in workshop "You are the artist" (the project "We create together") that will teach everyone to create a picture; origami, calligraphy of "Ichikawa" Japanese house; on the traditional crafts of the O. Tansykbaev College of applied art and "Bakhyt" Center of applied arts will be presented.

On the official opening of the event will be: violin ensemble, "Voice" musical group, "Classic" quartet (headed by D. Karazhanova), soloist of the Defense Ministry Akaltyn Bekbolatova, "Homeland" chorus and others.

6-7.03.2016 The traditional Central Asian exhibition-fair of craft "Time of tulips"

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with Center of Decorative applied arts "Bakhyt" on 6^th -7^th March, 2016 held traditional Central Asian exhibition-fair of craft "Time of tulips" devoted to the International Woman’s day.

At the exhibition more than 100 artisans from different regions of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Georgia and Mongolia will take part.  There are clothes, felt and silk products, carpets, jewelry, ceramics, musical instruments, oriental miniature etc. many other unusual things are presented.

The organizers of the exhibition carry out master-classes on felt, batik (cloth painting technique). For conducting of master-classes well-known Kazakh artisans of decorative-applied art Kulayn Zhangutty and Gulnara Umirbek were invited.

Dear visitors, we invite everyone to plunge into the magic atmosphere of oriental bazaar.

Time of work: 6^th -7^th March, 2016 from 9.00 till 18.00.

 For information call:  264-46 -50, 264-55-77