At the exhibition “Unlimited creativity”, organized within the limits of the children project of the Museum “View from childhood” were presented the works which had been chosen by the results of the annual republican competition of the art and decorative-applied art among children with disabilities, organized by “BI-Zhuldyzai” corporative charitable foundation. In 2015 the children from many regions and cities of Kazakhstan took part in the competition: Almaty, Oral, Rudnyi, Kostanay, Oskemen, Shymkent, Taraz, Taldykorgan, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, etc.
The authors of the works presented at the exposition were pupils of specialized boarding schools for children with disabilities. More than 70 works performed in various technicians were filled with magic and imagination. There were the works of the fine arts, felt panels, hand-made wood articles and the various art compositions made in the mixed technique.
Zhanna Nugerbekova’s personal exhibition “Line of beauty” was organized within the limits of «Wings of hope» project, initiated by the Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2011. It gives the young talents a chance to announce about their creativity and achievements in the fields of arts and decorative-applied art.
Zhanna Nugerbekova was born on December 28, 1988 in Tselinograd. She is graduated from Children’s art school of Astana UNESCO club. Since school years she has been taking active part in the republican and international festivals, competitions and exhibitions of art creativity. In particular, Zhanna was often the participant of «Туған жерім» («Native land») republican competition of children creativity. The results of the competition have been summarized in the Museum of the First President of RK through more than 10 years. Among bright achievements of Zhanna are: the 1st place by results of the international exhibition competition of the modern art “Kazakhstan week of arts” in the nomination «Classical round sculpture» (Almaty, 2010); grant of Fund of the First President of Kazakhstan for implementation of «Толқын әуені» graduation work (Astana, 2012); diploma of the 1st class of «International week of arts» (Moscow, 2014); the 2nd place in «DREWOODlution» wooden architecture international festival (St. Petersburg, 2015).
Nowadays Zhanna Nugerbekova studies at St. Petersburg State Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture named after I. E. Repin. Her specialty is «Sculpture». She uses many technicians and works with the various materials, such as paper, ice, plaster and bronze. At «Line of beauty» exhibition were presented the sculptures made of bronze, papier-mâché, reliefs made in «galvanoplastics» technique, and also ornaments. In each work of Zhanna Nugerbekova the special spiritual bond of the author with Kazakh national traditions, lyrical heritage of the steppe is shown.
April 6 - 17, 2016
Exhibition “Word about Mashkhur” organized in the limits of the inter-museum project “National property”.
The exhibition was continuation of the art cycle of the Museum devoted to the 25th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. And it wasn't casual: a literary heritage of Mashkhur Zhusup Kopeev reflects the philosophical interpretation of ideas of originality and cultural variety of the Kazakh folklore which is the base of ideas of free-thinking, independence.
From the point of view of the organizers an important task is expansion of information space of the poet and thinker’s heritage. It isn't known by other nations except Kazakh speaking people.
The visitors of the exhibition had unique opportunity to get acquainted with the personal things of the poet and thinker, and to see the original fragment of the legendary gravestone “Kok tas”. At the exposition were presented the manuscripts and book publications, literature materials had classified by the staff of the Museum during their gathering work from funds of the Pavlodar regional museum of literature and art named after Bukhar zhyrau, the memorial museum named after K. Satpayev, Scientific library of the Eurasian National university named after L. N. Gumilev and “Отырар кітапханасы” scientific centre. The event was possible thanks to methodical, organizational work of the museum named after Bukhar zhyrau on promotion of heritage of the Kazakh poets and thinkers, including Mashkhur Kopeev.
May 5 – July 31, 2016
Fund exhibition «Patterns of everyday life» dedicated to the Unity Day of the People of Kazakhstan
The exhibition «Patterns of everyday life» was organized in the limits of a new museological program «Museum collection» and for the first time presented only a small part of collections of the Museum of the First President systematized in a thematic complex of the interior – it is an important part of culture of everyday life of people of the world. The exhibition «Patterns of everyday life» was placed in three halls of the Museum and contained as classical museum scenes, so separate things ("patterns") - certain symbols of everyday life.
The fragments of different collections of the Museum recreated an interior mosaic as an important element of material and spiritual culture of mankind. Nowadays Museum is placed in the first Residence of the President, and the furniture of its halls became the organic part of the exposition. The exhibits from several museum collections were presented on their background: «fine art collection», «goods made of precious metals and precious stones», «collection of souvenirs», «goods of material culture», «carpets and felt goods», «house ware», «clothes». The furniture scenes of the exposition acquainted with the elements of culture of everyday life of people of the Caucasus, Russia, Central and Southeast Asia, the countries of the Muslim East.
This exhibition only set the tone and the direction of the following exhibitions of «Museum collection» program which will annually present to the guests of the Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan its unique collections and several exhibits.
July 1 - 31, 2016
«Father’s land» exhibition from the cycle «Master and pupils»
«Father’s land» exhibition from the cycle «Master and pupils» of Toleugazy Baigaliev the figure of culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the member of the Artists’ Union of Kazakhstan and his pupils of «Baigaliev» art-studio was dedicated to the Day of the capital and birthday of the President.
A main goal of the exhibition was continuation of the subject of the Museum’s constant exposition «Atameken». There were exhibited the materials about the native land, childhood, youth and ancestors of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation. In the works presented at the exhibition the visitors could see a connection between Ushkonyr the homeland of the President and Astana the capital of our Republic.
Toleugazy Baygaliyev was born on August 20, 1963 in the East Kazakhstan region. In 1985 he graduated from faculty of painting and graphics of pedagogic institute named after N. Krupskaya. T. Baygaliyev was awarded the Gold medal of international competition in New York, in the nomination «Realism». The pictures of the master are in Nevzorovs museum, the Museum named after Abay (Semey), the Memorial estate «Bakhchisarai» (Crimea). His works can be met in the private collections of Kazakhstan, Russia, U.S., Germany, Korea, China and Ukraine.
In 2011 in Astana under the leadership of T. Baygaliev was established «Baigaliev» art studio. Nowadays in the studio under supervision of the artist are studied over 50 pupils aged from 6 till 30. Among Toleugazy Baygaliyev's pupils are winners of city, republican and international competitions in the fine arts. Among them are D. Zharmagambetova, A. Takenova, K. Bolotova, A. Sharipova, etc.
In August, 2015 T. Baygaliev took part in an open-air of Kazakhstan’s artists which took place in the small homeland of N. A. Nazarbayev in Ushkonyr. «Father’s land» exhibition from the cycle «Master and pupils» was a thematic continuation of that open-air. It allowed to feel all love to the native land where our ancestors born, lived, loved, worked and protected the Fatherland.
September 9 – October 6, 2016
Exhibition «Light and shadow. Photos of Lev Dashkevich» from the funds of the National historical museum of the Republic of Belarus
In the Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held the exhibition «Light and shadow. Photos of Lev Dashkevich» from the funds of the National historical museum of the Republic of Belarus, organized in the limits of the international project of the Museum «Dialogue through culture» in assistance with the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Kazakhstan.
The exhibition was the first experience of joint work of the Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National historical museum of the Republic of Belarus within the memorandum of cooperation concluded in October, 2015. The organization of this exhibition was initiated by the Museum of the First President of RK in year of celebration of the 25th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan as an example of strengthening of cultural relations between the republics.
Lev Urbanovich Dashkevich (1882 - 1957) is the Belarusian photographer, publicist, teacher, scientist and inventor. He was born on January 31, 1882 in Minsk in a noblemen family. His father Urban Kleofasovich was an adviser of the Minsk state chamber. The mother’s name was Antonina Ivanovna (Crucovskaya) Dashkevich. He graduated from the Dijon University (Romance department of literature faculty) and from the Higher school of graphic arts in Paris (photo department). The pictorialist was a teacher in some educational institutions in Erevan (Armenia), Ganja (Azerbaijan), Tiflis (Georgia) and Minsk. Lev Dashkevich was the first in Belarus who developed and began to give a course of lectures according to the photo (at the Minsk institute of national education), was one of the first representatives of the pictorial (picturesque) photo, worked in different photo-technicians.
At the exhibition were presented 39 photos made by Lev Dashkevich during the period from 1910 till 1950. The considerable part of photos was made during ethnographic expedition in Igumensk and Logoysk in 1923.
November 2 – December 2, 2016
Exhibition of the Swedish artist Tove Krabo "Crime Scenes: the first lightning", dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the closure of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site.
The exhibition was organized in the limits of the international project of the Museum "Dialogue through culture" with assistance of the Embassy of Sweden in Kazakhstan.
In 2016, the people of Kazakhstan, along with the 25th anniversary of independence celebrate another important anniversary, - 25 years since the President of Kazakh SSR N.A. Nazarbayev signed the Decree No. 409 on "The closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site," on August 29, 1991. The President of Kazakhstan made a very responsible and courageous decision to close the nuclear site in that difficult time. It played a main role in the political strategy of Kazakhstan. Sweden highly appreciates the initiatives of Kazakhstan directed to nuclear disarmament. For their part they apply the active actions in the same area for many years.
The exhibition "Crime scenes: the first lightning" represented a series of the works dedicated to nuclear tests and consequences of those tests for mankind and the environment. The artist Tove Krabo presented a series of water colour/ink and acrylic paintings depicting eerie landscapes from different nuclear disaster sites. Those works were like answer to nowadays tragedies. The artist pays our attention to the new technogenic accidents. They took place in the world every day. One of the striking examples is nuclear tests in Semipalatinsk. “The first lightning” is a codename used in 1949. The Soviet regime started the atomic tests in Semipalatinsk without any evacuation of people nearby. As a result a terrible impact was made on the locals.
Tove Krabo works in different forms of art: film, writing and painting. She uses her cinema experience and methods in art, where every film is a separate project, and an art is orientated to a text (scenario, history).
