Kazakhstani art

galleries and
museums
Prepared by: Esenalieva Monica AO-304(1)
Checked by: Tuleshova Aknur

Week 15
Task : 1) making
presentations about
Kazakhstani art
galleries and museums
2) Cultural value of
national heritage in
Kazakhstan and ways of
its increasing
A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts
Established in 1976, A. Kasteev State Museum of
Arts owns one of the largest collections of applied
and decorative arts in the former Soviet Union. The
museum showcases the best of Kazakh fine art, as
well as the best examples of traditional applied arts,
including tapestry, jewelry, felt and leather items.
The museum also displays a number of traditional
art works of Eastern cultures, including porcelain
vases, tapestry and embroidery from China, Korea,
India and Japan.
Tengri-Umai Gallery

Founded in 1992, the Tengri-Umaicontemporary art

gallery was one of the first private art galleries in
Kazakhstan. The gallery plays an essential role in
representing well-known and established Kazakh
artists, as well supporting and promoting the
emerging talents of Kazakh contemporary art. The
gallery represents and regularly showcases the work
of award winning Gulnur Mukazhanova and Almagul
Menlibayeva, whose collaborative art work with
Iranianartist Bahar Behbahani was featured at the
18th Biennale of Sydney
Oyu Art Gallery
Located in the city center, the Oyu Art Gallery
specializes in the best of Kazakh fine art, and
focuses exclusively on established modern and
contemporary artists of Kazakhstan. The
subject matters mostly focus on Kazakhstan and
Central Asia, ranging from the representation of
historic events, places and people to the
symbolic depiction of traditional nomad
lifestyles, landscapes of the endless steppes and
ancestral customs and festivities. The gallery
has also published a series of art books and
catalogs on various aspects of Kazakh
traditional and contemporary art scene.
Thank you!!!