Lisakovsky Museum of history and culture of the Upper pritobolya was founded in 1991. Initially, it operated as an independent Department of the Kostanay regional Museum of local history, funded from the city budget.
Currently, the Museum's funds comprise more than 18 thousand items.
The basis of the collections of the Lisakovsky Museum were funds transferred from the historical and industrial Museum of the city – forming enterprise-the Lisakovsky mining and processing plant. The materials were collected by S. M. Lyapustina-the founder of the Museum business in Lisakovsk.
Since 1992, the transfer of the archaeological collection of the bronze age from the settlement and necropolis of lisakovsky began (the author of the excavations is E. R. Usmanova, Saryarkinsky archaeological Institute at the Karaganda state University named after academician E. A. Buketov). The uniqueness of this collection consists in a three-dimensional representation of the subject world of cultures of the Andronovo cultural and historical community of the XVIII-XIII centuries BC. The natural continuation of the archaeological collection is an ethnographic collection that reflects the richness of cultures of the multi-ethnic population of Northern Kazakhstan. Its composition reflects the culture of Kazakh, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Tatar and other ethnic groups that inhabit the lisakovsky region.
Since 1999 The lisakovsky Museum of history and culture of the Upper pritobolya region functions as an independent cultural institution. In 2000, the Museum was transferred from the building owned by Orken LLP to the kindergarten "Smile", which had empty premises.
In August 2001 was opened a new exposition, which consisted of the following halls: "Ancient history of the Steppe", "World of culture of the peoples of Eurasian steppe", "Steppe pantry", "history of the city of Lisakovsk".
In 2013, the leadership of the city of Lisakovsk and the Department of culture of akimat of the Kostanay region made a joint decision to move the Museum to the building of the City center of culture and sport at the Mira 32. In July 2013, the Museum's funds and assets were moved to a new 427.1 sq. m. space.
On January 28, 2015, the citizens saw the updated exposition of the Lisakovsky Museum of history and culture of the Upper pritobolye, which was moved to a new building.
The authors of the concept of the Museum exhibition are: E. Usmanova (Saryarkinsky archaeological Institute at the Karaganda state University named after academician E. A. Buketov)), N. Zhilyaeva, Yu. Budanova.
The architectural and artistic project was developed by: T. Dosmanov, N. Ivanina, D. Izbasarov, G. Kenzhibekov, A. Omarov (Karaganda). The construction of the Museum exhibition was carried out by the creative Union "Union of artists of Karaganda "(Head – A. Kalmakhanov). The exhibition was created with the participation of expert consultants: K. Altynbekov, G. Fayzullina (Almaty), A. Kushkumbayev (Astana), A. Seitov, I. Shevnina (Kostanay), S. botalov, N. Ivanova, V. Mosin, A. Tairov (Chelyabinsk), S. Kuzmin (Moscow), A. Nechvalody (Ufa), T. Krupa (Kharkiv). Author a multimedia presentation for an information kiosk – D. Eskina (Lisakovsk).
The favorable geographical position of the region, on the border of Europe and Asia, at the junction of two cultural and historical systems, nomadic and settled-agricultural, makes it attractive in terms of cultural tourism development and active regional educational policy. The exhibition consists of the following halls: "Ancient history of the Steppe", "Sacred room", " Lisakovsk. Economy and public life", "Traditional culture of the peoples of Kazakhstan", exhibition hall. According to topographical descriptions and detailed thematic plans, the total number of items on display is 1,874.
Every year, the lisakovsky Museum and traveling exhibitions are visited by more than 16 thousand people.
In 2000, the Museum's project "Children in the dialogue of cultures" won a grant from the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan under the program "Education in a multicultural environment". As a result, the program "Culture of the peoples of Kazakhstan" was created, which allows children to get acquainted with the culture of the Kazakh, Russian, Ukrainian, and German ethnic groups.
In 2008, for the victory of the Museum children's club "Atameken" at the Republican contest of children's research works on the history of the Germans "Wheel of history: yesterday, today, tomorrow", the Lisakovsky Museum of history and culture of the Upper pritobolya was awarded a prize grant from the representative Office of the German Society for Technical cooperation (GTZ GmbH) in Kazakhstan under the project "Children write history" to organize a summer ethnographic camp of the children's club "Atameken".
The project "the Interrupted thread...?» – travelling exhibition Isakovskogo Museum won a grant competition of Museum projects "Museum of Central Asia" (2008, organizer of the contest – contemporary art Center "Desht-I-Art", project funding – of the funds of the Netherlands Humanitarian Institute for Cooperation with developing countries HIVOS/).
In 2008 Lysakowska the Museum was awarded the gold medal at the III inter-regional Public open competition "Museum of the year Eurasia – 2008" (Moscow) in the nomination "Museum of the near abroad".
In 2011, the lisakovsky Museum of history and culture of the Upper pritobolya won a grant from the NGO" Laboratory of social development "Desht-I-Art for the implementation of the project " the Bronze alphabet or a Journey to the country of Andronia".
One of the main directions of the Museum work is a research activity. The study of the intangible heritage of the Kazakh people, legends about local oronyms, history and culture of the German ethnic group adds to the Museum's local history information resource. The result of scientific activity of employees are articles published in collections of international and national scientific conferences.
Lisakovsky Museum of history and culture of the Upper pritobolya aims to become a center that combines the flow of information about the history of the region. For this purpose, in 2006-2015, the Museum annually held regional Children's local history readings "Otan neden bastalady" "where the Motherland begins". In 2017, 2018, 2019, the Lisakovsky Museum hosted regional local history readings "Tugan Zher" for specialists-historians and researchers-local historians.
In 2014, 2017, and 2018, the lisakovsky Museum published collections of local history research. The collections consist of articles submitted by local historians-researchers from Germany and Kazakhstan, specialists of the State archive of Kostanay region, Denisov historical Museum, of Taran historical Museum named after B. mailin, materials collected by the staff Isakovskogo Museum during expeditions in the surrounding villages, conversations with old-timers.
On August 4-5, 2018, the first international festival of historical reconstruction in the Republic of Kazakhstan was held on the basis of the Lisakovsky Museum with the participation of famous Russian and Kazakh historians-reconstructors.
As part of the state program "Digital Kazakhstan", the Museum has new opportunities to expand access to the cultural heritage of our region. In 2017, the Lisakovsky Museum purchased audio guides. Visitors can view the exhibition accompanied by audio tours in Kazakh and Russian. There is an information kiosk in the city history hall. On the basis of materials from Museum collections and digital photo archive, a multimedia presentation has been prepared to complement the exhibition. Since the beginning of this year, a virtual 3-D tour in Kazakh and Russian has been available on the Museum's website. The Museum hall, where Museum classes and events are held for visitors, is connected to high-speed Internet.
According to the results of the regional stage of the competition "rukhani Kazyna-2019 " lisakovsky Museum of history and culture became the best in the Kostanay region, and according to the results of the Republican contest, which was held in Nur-Sultan, it was recognized as the winner in the best regional (city) Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
As a reward, the Museum received a certificate for 1 million tenge and a diploma from the Minister of culture and sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan Arystanbek Mukhamediuly.
Contact details:
KSU "lisakovskiy Museum of history and culture of Upper Tobol region»
Department of culture of akimat of Kostanay region
A provision on the establishment
Head Yermagambetova Shynar Yerdenovna
Lisakovsk, ul. Mira, 32
Phone: 8(71433)38926
Official site: https://lisakovsk-museum.gov.kz/ru/
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