The international photo exhibition «Alashtyn asyl arystary» was held in Samarkand

On November 11, 2024, in Samarkand, the State Museum-Reserve «Samarkand» of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosted the opening of the international photo exhibition «Alashtyn asyl arystary» of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dedicated to the 145th anniversary of the first Prime Minister of Turkestan autonomy, member of the «Alash Horde» - Mukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev and the 130th anniversary of teachers, scientists, members The Union of writers, poets, playwrights, translators – Saken Seifullin, Beimbet Mailin, Ilyas Zhansugurov and public and political figures, participants in the struggle for freedom and Independence of United Turkestan – To Sultanbek Kozhanov and Turar Ryskulov.

The exhibition is organized by the Committee for Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the assistance of the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the city of Samarkand.

During the opening ceremony, Senator of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Editor–in-Chief of the joint editorial board of the Zarafshon and Samarkand Bulletin newspapers Farmon Toshev, Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Samarkand Talgat Sharipov, Acting Director of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan Galiya Temirton made a welcoming speech (via videoconference).

The main idea of the exhibition is to promote the historical and cultural heritage of Alash figures who laid the foundation of the Kazakh statehood, as well as strengthen bilateral cooperation and cultural ties between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, exchange experience between specialists of two major museums in Central Asia.

The exhibition presents photo stands – archival materials and photographic documents reflecting the activities of scientific and creative intelligentsia, figures of Alashorda: Akhmet Baitursynov, Alikhan Bukeikhanov, Mirzhakip Dulatov, Mukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev, Mustafa Shokai, Saken Seifullin, Beimbet Mailin, Ilyas Zhansugurov, Sultanbek Kozhanov and Turar Ryskulov.

The exhibition will run from November 11 to 15, 2024