House-Museum of A. Baitursynov has been returned to the ownership of Almaty
Akim of the metropolis Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, made an appropriate decision in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of the outstanding educator.
The museum was founded in 1993 and officially opened in 1998. The museum contains about 500 materials about the life and work of A. Baitursynov.
During a working detour, B. Sagintayev visited the A. Baitursynov House-Museum. The akim of the city informed about the decision to transfer the House-Museum from the public fund to the communal property.
“Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding educator A. Baitursynov. In preparation for the anniversary date, the House-Museum, where the public figure lived, was returned to city property. His legacy will be reliably preserved, ”wrote B. Sagintayev on his Twitter account.
The building of the museum, built at the beginning of the twentieth century, is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Republican Significance. The total area of the building is 160 sq. m.