On February 20, 2026, the Department of Education of Semey and the State Museum-Reserve of Abai "Zhidebai-Borili" held a remote competition "Shakarim danalygy" dedicated to the life and work of Sh. Kudaiberdiyev. According to the results of the competition I - place student of the gymnasium named after Shakarima D.Kayyrbek Second place is taken by B. N. Maulyutcharipova, a student of the Zhas...
At the Abai State Museum-Reserve “Zhidebay-Borili,” under the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the exhibition “A Precious Fragment,” dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the composer, educator, and chronicler Akhat Shakarimuly, was opened. The event also featured the presentation of the book “The Father’s Path. The Son’s Duty” by Makash Aliakpar, Academician of the National...
The Abai State Museum-Reserve “Zhidebay-Borili” opened the exhibition “The World of Abai,” dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the birth of Evgeny Sidorkin. The museum’s research collection contains more than 760 works by Kazakhstani artists related to the theme of Abai. Among them, 35 works by Evgeny Sidorkin are preserved. Evgeny Sidorkin was born on May 7, 1930, in the village...
On May 18, in celebration of International Museum Day, the Abai State Historical, Cultural, and Literary Memorial Museum-Reserve “Zhidebay-Borili,” under the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, opened the exhibition “A Writer Inspired by Abai’s Legacy,” dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the birth of writer, distinguished educator, war veteran, member of the Union of Writers...
The Abai State Museum-Reserve “Zhidebay-Borili” opened the exhibition “If You Have a Beloved Son…”, dedicated to the anniversaries of Abai Kunanbayev’s descendants and relatives. During the ceremonial event, speakers shared insights into the lives and creative contributions of Abai’s descendants, and representatives of the poet’s family addressed the audience. The exhibition was attended by members of the intellectual community of Semey,...
On October 16, the Abai State Museum-Reserve “Zhidebay-Borili” hosted the opening of the exhibition “Confession,” organized in collaboration with the Yasnaya Polyana Museum-Reserve and dedicated to the life and creative legacy of Leo Tolstoy. In the 1870s, Leo Tolstoy experienced a profound spiritual crisis. Reconsidering his former beliefs was not easy for him. By the autumn of 1875, in a letter...
The Abai State Museum-Reserve “Zhidebay-Borili” has opened the exhibition “The Breath of the Region,” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the renowned artist and graphic designer, member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan, Mikhail Mikhailovich Belyaev. The aim of the exhibition is to promote the artist’s rich creative legacy and to convey the timeless values of art...
The National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the ceremonial opening of the exhibition “Abai’s Legacy — the Wisdom of the People,” dedicated to the 180th anniversary of the birth of the great figure of Kazakh literature, poet, and philosopher Abai Kunanbayev. The event was organized by the Abai State Historical, Cultural, Literary, and Memorial Museum-Reserve “Zhidebay-Borili.” Distinguished guests from...
At the Abai «Zhidebai-Borili» State Historical, Cultural, and Literary-Memorial Museum-Reserve of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a jubilee exhibition titled «The Abai Museum – Keeper of the Poet’s Heritage» was organized to mark the museum’s 85th anniversary. The purpose of the exhibition is to showcase the history of the formation and development of this sacred...
