“DOMBRA – YOU ARE THE VOICE OF MY NATION!”
The State Historical, Cultural and Literary-Memorial Museum-Reserve of Abai «Zhidebai-Borili» under the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the grand opening of the exhibition “Dombra – You Are the Voice of My Nation!”, dedicated to the National Dombra Day.
The exhibition aims to promote the history and spiritual significance of the dombra as a sacred symbol of the Kazakh people’s national identity, to popularize the traditional art of kui, and to introduce the younger generation to Kazakhstan’s rich cultural heritage.
The museum’s collection preserves dombras that once belonged to many prominent figures of the Kazakh nation. The exhibition features dombra of Abai Kunanbayuly, as well as the dombras of Shakir Abenuly, Akhat Shakarimuly, Madeniet Eshekeev, Beken Sybanov, Argynbek Akhmetzhanov, Nuridden Imanbaev, and other distinguished personalities. The exhibition also includes dombras donated by the Bukhar Zhyrau Regional Museum of Literature and Art of Pavlodar Region and the Abai School of Kostanay, together with scholarly publications devoted to Abai’s musical heritage and the national musical instruments of the Kazakh people.
The event was attended by representatives of the intellectual community of Semey and the Abai Region, employees of cultural and artistic institutions, members of the mass media, and local residents.
