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The history of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, recognized as one of the largest and most significant museums of Central Asia, begins many years before its opening in the city of Alma-Ata - and even quite a different place.

The date of foundation of the museum, which was then called "Museum of the Orenburg region", can be attributed to the 30th years of the 19 century, and the place of foundation, strangely enough, was the city of Orenburg, which at that time was the capital of the Kyrgyz ASSR. Later the capital was Kyzyl-Orda, where the museum moved, and after the recognition of Alma-Ata as the capital of Kazakhstan - the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan was where it is today.

Officially, the State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan was opened in the city of Alma- Ata in 1931, but in fact, his history, he leads from the 30's. 19th century

So, the State Museum of the Republic was opened in the city of Alma-Ata in 1931. At that time it was located in the building of the former Ascension Cathedral. The collection of the museum included exhibits from the funds of the Orenburg Museum, to which the collections of the Museum of the Semirechenskaya region, the Cossack army and the Republican anti-religious museum were attached

A great event for the State Museum of the Republic took place in 1985 under the leadership of the architects Yu. Ratushny, Mustafina and B. Rzagaliyev for him was built a new building, which until today is considered one of the most striking examples of modern urban architecture.

The museum occupies 3 floors with a total area of ​​17, 5 thousand square meters. There are exhibition galleries and 4 main halls in which the permanent exposition of the museum is exhibited in this territory

Museum exposition

In total there are more than 200 thousand exhibits in the collection of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan telling about the history of the country , stages of development of the Kazakh people and many other interesting facts.

The exposition of the first hall of the museum is devoted to paleontology and archeology. Here are the excavations that were conducted throughout Kazakhstan: fragments of animal bones and petrified trees, spores and pollen of ancient plants, and much more. The archaeological segment contains models of ancient buildings

Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

In the second room, Historical Ethnography, there are exhibits telling about the history of Kazakhstan from the 15th to early 20th centuries: household items, weapons and armor, ornaments , leather goods, carpets and even the real Kazakh yurt.

The third hall is dedicated to the history and culture of ethnic groups living today in the vastness of the republic. Here are exhibited interesting rare documents and photographic materials, everyday objects, works of art of the work of various nations. In addition, in the third hall there is an exhibition "Kazakhstan during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."

The exposition of the fourth hall - "Sovereign Kazakhstan" - presents the history of the republic from the moment it became an independent state in 1991 and to the present day. Here you can see the various symbols of Kazakhstan: the coat of arms and the flag, rewards and money bills

In addition to the main halls in the museum there is the "Open Foundation", the exposition of which acquaints visitors with remarkable items found in different parts of the country and unique for Central Asia " Museum of Anthropology. "

How to get to

Address: Almaty, Samal-1, 44. E-mail: info@csmrk.kz

By car follow the street. Furmanov, not reaching the street. Satpayev. From public transport, routes 2, 19 and 22 follow here.