History and Local Lore Museum of the Atyrau region

The History and Local Lore Museum of the Atyrau region was opened on July 22, 1939 by the decree No. 23 of the organizing committee of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR in the Guryev region "On the opening of the Regional Museum".

The museum was officially opened on November 5, 1940, was located in the building of the former Old Believer church, with a total area of ​​240 square meters, the number of exhibits in the fund was 300 units. Until 1999, the museum was located at: Aiteke bi street (formerly Ordzhonikidze), house number 14, in a one-story building of the former Old Believer church, built in 1886. On the eve of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Kazakhstani oil, on September 3, 1999, the museum moved to a two-storey renovated building of the former cultural enlightenment school, at B. Momyshuly - 3. The total area of ​​the building is 3658 sq.m., the exposition area is 916.72 sq.m., fund premises 89.19 sq.m. The official opening of the museum was attended by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who left his signature. To date, 59,298 exhibits have been collected in the museum fund (01.07.2016) (including with branches 93040), which have become sources of knowledge, thanks to the study of the main stages of the formation of the history of the region.

The museum has 9 branches, of which 3 are regional, 1 city, 4 rural museums and 1 historical reserve.

• Kurmangazin District Museum;
• - Isatay District Museum;
• - Indersky District Museum;
• - Museum of Paleontology;
• - Rural Museum. H. Ergaliev;
• - Village Museum of Eltai village;
• - Museum of "Battle Glory" named after B. Nsanbayev;
• - Literary Memorial Museum of Makhambet Utemisov;
• - Museum-reserve of Makhambet Utemisov.

The museum has such departments as scientific fund, research departments of general and modern history, archeology, ethnography and nature of the region, exposition and exhibition and excursion departments. Today, valuable exhibits are presented to the attention of the audience in such exhibition halls: "Mystery of the Century", "Ethnography", "Archeology", "Nature of the Region", "History of the Region of the XII-XX centuries", "The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 "," Culture and literature of the region "," Independence of Kazakhstan ".

All additional information can be found on the official website of the museum: atyrau-museum.kz