Meeting at Almaty airport, transport rental, guides -
One-day excursion to the sights of Almaty -
Almaty Museum - the Almaty History City Museum (Alma-Ata), (Verny), was opened in 2001, located at an altitude of 827 meters above sea level in the former building of the Verny City Orphanage. Today it is a large scientific and cultural center covering all areas of the historical and cultural heritage of the Zhetysu region. The museum collections number about 40,000 exhibits. Among them are works of fine art, a unique collection of Kazakh ethnography, as well as ethnography of representatives of various peoples living in Almaty, collections of culture and household items from different eras, numismatics, photographs, documents. The famous burial complex "Boraldai Saka mounds" is also part of the museum, exhibits of the royal dynasty of that period are presented here, the cultural and natural landscape has been preserved. The museum exposition consists of 9 halls.
How to get there, visit -
The Almaty City History Museum is located at 132 Kabanbau Batyr Street, corner of Nauryzbay Batyr Street, 60 meters from the Rixos Almaty Hotel, Almaty city, Almalinsky district, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 43°14'55N 76°56'10E
Exposition of the Almaty City History Museum -
Hall "History of Ancient and Medieval Almaty". The main topic of the section is the process of urbanization of Almaty, which became the center of administrative power, crafts, trade, culture and ideology of the medieval city on the Great Silk Road, from small settlements that arose three thousand years ago. Silver coins - dirhams of the late 13th century indicate that the city existed before the foundation of the Kazakh Khanate in the 13th-14th centuries. The exhibition is equipped with a wide range of multimedia technologies displaying rich informative and illustrative material.
"At the origins of Kazakh statehood", hall "Zhetysu ethnography". The exhibition is dedicated to the history of the region during the formation of the Kazakh Khanate, Kazakh military art, Kazakh ethnography. The exhibition, telling about the medieval military art of the Kazakhs, introduces the military equipment of Kazakh warriors during the formation of the Kazakh Khanate. The section of the material culture of the Kazakh people presents unique examples of jewelry art, household items that tell about the crafts and economic traditions of the Zhetysu Kazakhs.
Hall "Verny period of the history of Almaty". The exhibition is dedicated to the development of the city of Verny, which was the center of the Zhitysu district at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. At this time, the planning structure of the city was laid, its architectural appearance was formed, the system of educational and cultural institutions was developed. Documents, rare examples of furniture art by masters and exquisite household items of the 19th century, closely associated with the names of outstanding Vernin residents, reflect the unique atmosphere of that era.
Hall "Almaty in the 20th Century". The exposition of the hall "Almaty in the 20th Century" introduces the most important periods in the life of the city, the former capital of Kazakhstan: the construction of the Turksib, political persecution, the Great Patriotic War, the development of science and culture, professional art, mountaineering. Installations and exhibition ensembles "Turksib", "City Life", "Television" and chronicle-documentary materials are presented by multimedia means.
Hall of development "Professional Art". This hall displays recordings of the first programs and photographs of famous announcers, archival historical data and television and radio equipment, revealing the significance of the history of television and demonstrated on an LED screen.
The hall "Zheltoksan" is dedicated to the December Uprising of 1986. The exhibition presents unique artifacts that captured the events of 1986 and are intertwined with archival photo documentary materials.
"Almaty - the golden cradle of Independence". The multimedia exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the history of Almaty - the golden cradle of independence. The method of presenting materials in a dynamic and interactive form allows you to easily and pleasantly present the history of the city and its important periods. Projections on a large screen, musical series and animation elements will provide guests with interesting and abundant information about the history of the city.
For a guest who wants to get acquainted with the thousand-year history of the city of Almaty, there is no need to travel around the city. You can get acquainted with the life of the city from the Bronze Age to the present day in just one museum, consisting of 9 halls.
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