Museum of Almaty
Museum of Almaty was founded in 2002 in the building of the former Vernenskiy orphan home. The history of Almaty city is stored in 11 room: here you can discover various eras of the Southern capital for yourself: “Ancient history of Almaty”, “Medieval history of Almaty”, “At the origins of Kazakh state system”, “Vernenskiy period of history of Almaty”, “Almaty in XX century”, etc.
About the Museum
Museum collections consist of about 35 thousand of artefacts. Among them are works of pictorial art, unique collections of Kazakh ethnography, and also ethnography of representatives of ethnic groups who live nowadays in Almaty, collections of household items of various epochs and cultures, numismatics, photo and documents.
Exhibitions and events
Solemn laying of flowers at the monument to Dinmukhamed Akhmedovich Kunaev, dedicated to his 111th birthday
Today, on January 12, 111 years have passed since the birth of the great son of the Kazakh people, an outstanding political and statesman, diplomat,
Festive concert “Favorite songs of D.A. Kunaev”, dedicated to the 110th anniversary of Dinmukhammed Akhmedovich Kunaev
December 8, 2022 at the Palace of Students n.a. U.A. Zholdasbekov a festive concert “Favorite songs of D.A. Kunaev”, dedicated to the 110th anniversary of
Republican Symposium “New Kazakhstan. Renovation»
From December 6 to December 16, 2022, the Republican Symposium “New Kazakhstan. Renovation» was held in Almaty . Artistic searches of famous artists from different
Interesting facts
Initially the building of the museum was Vernenskiy orphan home, which has been built in 1892. The author of the project – the architect Paul Lionel Basil Gourdet.
In front of the building of the Almaty Museum, the children of the orphanage planted a Pine Park in the ХІХ century.
From 1879 to 1904, 260 orphans were raised and initially educated at the orphanage.
Visit a virtual tour by all expositions of our museums
The museum structure
Bakbergen Zhaksylykovich Taysheev
Нead of the Almaty Museum
- +7 (727) 272-43-21
- museumalmaty@mail.ru
Lazzat Abekova Lukpanovna
Head of inventory and preservation of funding
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- museumalmaty@mail.ru
Kamshat Dzhiyenaliyeva Bakytgalikyzy
Head of the cultural and educational department
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- museumalmaty@mail.ru
Aiman Akhangalieva Akaidarovna
Head of accounting department
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- museumalmaty@mail.ru
Aspendiyar Gabitov Shakarbekuly
Head of the administrative and management department
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- museumalmaty@mail.ru
Bauyrzhan Kogabayev Maratovich
Public procurement specialist
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For Visitors
Working Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: Working hours are from 10:00 to 19:00
Monday: Closed for cleaning day
Price list:
Adults – 500 KZT
Students – 300 KZT
Secondary school students – 200 KZT
Pensioners – 200 KZT
Guided Tour – 500 KZT (Per group)
Contact Us:
+7 (727) 267-59-05
+7 (727) 272-43-21
E-mail:
museumalmaty@mail.ru
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