March 10 – August 20, 2017 

The fund exhibition «Kazakhstan and UN: cooperation for peace»

The complex fund exhibition «Kazakhstan and UN: cooperation for peace» was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the admission of Kazakhstan to membership in the UN and non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council status.

On March 2, 1992 Kazakhstan was admitted to membership in the United Nations and it is a historical day for Kazakhstan. At the plenary meeting of the 46th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations the resolution 46/224 on admission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to membership in the UN was unanimously approved. After the session the ceremony of raising the flag of Kazakhstan before the UN headquarters took place.  

The election to the UN Security Council confirmed the great esteem by which in the international community enjoys a peaceful constructive foreign and domestic policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and President Nursultan Nazarbayev. That event had a large political value for Kazakhstan as it meant recognition of sovereignty of the young country by the international community.

On October 5, 1992 the agreement between the President Nazarbayev and the UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali was signed. United Nations started the work in Kazakhstan in 1993. For quarter of the century the cooperation for peace found real outlines, special indicators.

In 25 years of Kazakhstan’s participation in multidimensional activity of the UN and the structural divisions of the organization, the republic has made a notable contribution to ensuring global security, having refused a nuclear arsenal, actively advancing the ideas of reduction and non-proliferation of nuclear weapon.

The materials of the exhibition «Kazakhstan and UN: cooperation for peace» included the archival documents, photos and diplomatic gifts which illustrated 25-year history of constructive and fruitful activity of Kazakhstan as a part of the United Nations.

 

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March 2 – September 3, 2017

«Olympic movement» exhibition

«Olympic movement» exhibition was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the NOC and organized within the partner project of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbassy. In 1992 our country was admitted as the 192 member of the International Olympic Committee and since that time became the independent subject of the Olympic movement.

At «Olympic movement» exhibition was presented a large collection of sports trophies of Kazakhstan champions, things and archival materials from the personal collections of the Presidents of the National Olympic Committee. They showed the history of sports achievements of Kazakhstan in 25 years. The chronology of significant sports victories was presented consistently, through unique objects which were carefully collected and saved by all presidents of NOC of RK: A. S. Akpayev (1992-2002), T. K. Dosymbetov (2002-2006), T. M. Dosmukhambetov (2006-2015), T.A.Kulibayev (since 2015).

At the opening ceremony of the exhibition took part such famous athletes of our country as Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Guzel Manyurova, Bakhtiyar Artayev, etc. Olympic champion Bakhtiyar Artayev shared with impressions of the exhibition: «Of course, this exhibition is very important. At the residence, where worked the Head of the state, presented sports medals, trophies, awards are important for athletes. This is very important because, the guests from different countries, from different regions of our country get acquainted with our history, our achievements».

The exhibition’s interactive areas allowed many guests to make the original photos with favorite athletes. The materials of the exhibition got acquainted in detail with the history of famous victories of Kazakhstan athletes in the sports Olympus.

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April 3 – 13, 2017

Personal exhibition and master-class of Galina Nazarenko «Petrykivka painting – intangible cultural heritage of humanity»

In the building of the museum of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation was held «Petrykivka painting – intangible cultural heritage of humanity» personal exhibition and master-class of Nazarenko Galina Alekseevna the Ukrainian artist, the member of the National union of artists of the Ukraine, the member of the Association of modern art of Moriston (2013, France). The exhibition was organized within the limits of the international project of the museum «Dialogue through culture» in association with the Embassy of the Ukraine in Kazakhstan.

On December 5, 2013 Petrykivka painting was included in UNESCO’s Representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

During the master class Nazarenko Galina told about the history of the appearance of Petrykivka painting, the features of technology and its significance in the culture of the Ukrainian people:

«For me Petrykivka painting is all my life directed to promoting of the Ukrainian folk art. If the culture and language dies, then the nation disappears. They are two main components of any nation which should be protected and defended. Thanks to support of the family I travel much and I propagandize the Ukrainian folk art in the different countries of the world and acquaint with Ukraine.

The sources of an original and unique petrykivka painting are in art of the Zaporizhian Cossacks, so-called «the Ukrainian baroque». Our region never knew serfdom. People always were free. They always looked to show themselves and their house. «Petrykivka chaporushka» are known since the 18th century. «Chaporushka» from Ukrainian «prichepuriti» – i.e. to prettify. First of all a furnace was decorated. At large holidays - Easter and Christmas, a furnace was bleached and painted. Then they began to paint the chests. Later they began to paint the houses, clothes, ware, etc. For example, in a special way there were painted wooden plates for bread. At the heart of plates are two crosses which crossed bread. Square crosses on a plate symbolize a machismo, semicircular crosses are women. Now such plates have several other mission. They are hung up on the wall as souvenirs. It seems as they cross space.

The features of petrykivka painting are bright, pure colours. The positive plots are also «distinction» of petrykivka painting representing beauty, happiness, motherhood, family. The plots for petrykivka painting are different, as natural, i.e. the image of roosters, guelder-roses, cuckoos, etc., and so fantastic. Everything depends on the imagination of the artist. 

One more important feature of petrykivka painting – it is put with fingers or brushes made of cat's wool».

The deputy director of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation Aktaeva Kulyaysha Kabdualievna in her speech noted: «Today we are opening the exhibition dedicated to one of the examples of the world cultural heritage. The richness and diversity of the cultural heritage of humanity is the content of the dialogue among peoples. The basis of mutual respect is knowledge of the cultural traditions of other peoples. Events in the framework of the international project «Dialogue through culture» of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan are clear expression to it.

The genre of folk decorative and applied arts as Petrykivka painting, gives a bright collective image of Ukraine. Unfortunately, the exhibition will not last long. She is mobile and will travel further to Austria. But we will organize a series of interesting master classes».

At the opening of the exhibition Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Ukraine in the Republic of Kazakhstan Vladimir Dzhidzhora noted: 

«The village of Petrykivka was founded in 1772 in the Dnepropetrovsk region. The first works were recorded in 1860. The first academic exhibition of Petrykivka painting was in St. Petersburg in 1913. The art of Petrykivka painting is associated with the celebration of the new year, which in pre-Christian times was celebrated in the spring. It is an ancient and original technique, which is saved and now. 

It should be noted that Nazarenko Galina is the initiator of various art projects., They painted a canvas with a length of more than 120 meters, to draw attention to the painting of the Petrykivka master. This is the only canvas in the world, painted by hand. Furthermore, Nazarenko Galina hand-painted church in Kiev».

The initiator of the exhibition and the master class was the 3rd secretary of Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kazakhstan Irina Blashchuk. She made a large organizational and preparation work: "The idea of the exhibition has arisen last year. The Homeland is always remembered if you are far from the house. You wish to bring something native and to show it your friends in Kazakhstan. I am grateful to Galina Alekseevna. She has found time for Astana, despite quite busy schedule of the international exhibitions between Beijing and Vienna. We hope that it is not the last exhibition in Kazakhstan.

I think that the master class will be very interesting to pupils of art schools. I hope that they will master art of petrykivka painting and also use it in the works in future. Perhaps, this master class will leave a mark on their future creativity which will be same bright and positive as our Ukrainian petrykivka painting".

Irina Blashchuk explained meaning of every exhibit at the exhibition: "Rushnyks in Ukraine have a symbolical value: birth, baptism, wedding, funeral, i.e. there is no any important event in man’s life without rushnyks. In every family the concrete rushnyk is connected with some event. Quite often a rushnyk is passed down from generation to generation. The special attention is paid to a painting of rushnyks. Every ornament on the embroidery has deep meaning. For example, snowball tree – is a symbol of female beauty, oak – is a symbol of male power, twisting lines – are infinity, etc. The drawing and the ornaments of the rushnyk have a positive energy, a kind wish, i.e. it is a peculiar Ukrainian charm".

Petrykivka painting was established on the pure white wall of the Ukrainian mud hut, and also on the colour national furniture and musical instruments. A vitellus was added in sap of plants, and using these natural paints the hostess painted the houses inside, and sometimes outside. The drawings didn’t decorate the house for a long time. Once a year on the eve of the great holiday all wall paintings were washed away and there were a new one. Man wants to renew world around him. Any woman could paint an interior of the house, and everyone wanted to make it better, than a neighbor. They showed the world their taste, temperament, spirituality.

A figurative perception of the native nature, love to the Ukrainian land is the cornerstone of Petrykivka art. The classical elements of Petrykivka painting are the plants surrounding the artist which image, by the way, isn't used in one of the existing types of the painting. Ornamental motives where prevail bright, saturated tone, draw attention not only with colour, but also surprising integrity of the creative idea. And the simplicity of the drawing seeming at first sight actually hides long and laborious work of the artist who filigree represented the smallest details of a picture. Obviously, in such way a miracle is born and it is fated the perception not by eyes, but by soul and heart. The main motives of a painting are wild flowers, branches of snowball tree, mallow, peonies, asters.

At the beginning of the 19th century the Petrykivtsy liked that painting and it was used to decorate the house utensils – house wares, chests, carts. The whole families drew and offered their works at the market, because such type of painting had requirement. At that time Petrykivka was a large trade centre, and the works of rural artists were popular in other regions of the Ukraine.

In the late 50s the Petrykivka painting was established as art trade. At that time at art and trade team «Vilna selyanka» (later «Druzhba» factory) which was specialized in making the products with the embroidery, the workshop on production of souvenirs was organized. After the statement of a certain sample the national trade was duplicated without limitations.

In 1991 was established a centre of folk art “Petrykivka” which became the Ukraine's first enterprise which was in property of the national handymen.

The author of the works is Galina Nazarenko. She was born on November 18, 1968 in the village of Petrykivka of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast. She graduated from Petrykivka children art school named after T. Ya. Pati and the Mirgorod ceramic technical school. Nowadays Galina Alekseevna is one of the most known Petrykivka modern skilled workers. She participated in many exhibitions, including more than 30 personal, in many countries of the world - Ukraine, France, Bulgaria, the USA, Canada, China, Georgia, Belarus, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, China, Turkmenistan, Spain, Greece, the Netherlands, and also she participated in design of interiors of three temples: St. Yury (Kiev, 2011), Pokrova church of the village of Shevchenkovo (Kiev oblast, 2014), St. Trapeza (2015) and the Ukrainian cultural centre in Paris (France, 2012).

More than 50 works of the author were presented at the exhibition. Every work showed originality and continuity of the best traditions of legendary masters of the senior generation. The works of Galina Nazarenko are beauty of the native land, feeling of a holiday.

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March 29 – April 10, 2017

«Fortunes in pictures» exhibition from the funds of the Atyrau regional museum of art and decorative-applied arts named after Sh. Sariev.

In the building of the museum of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation was held «Fortunes in pictures» exhibition dedicated to the 25^th anniversary of the Atyrau regional museum of art and decorative-applied arts named after Sh. Sariev. The exhibition was organized within the limits of «National property» inter-museum project of the Library. 

In 2008 the museums of the Atyrau region gave the start to the large-scale project (in that time it was the Museum of the First President of Kazakhstan) "Kazakhstan directed to the future". In 2011 the exhibition from the funds of the Museum of the First President was presented in Atyrau. In this anniversary year for the Atyrau colleagues, in Astana took place the uncommon event which became the result of fruitful partnership. 

In her speech the deputy director of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aktayeva Kulyaysha Kabdualiyevna noted:

"The project "Kazakhstan directed to the future" was directed to acquaintance of the citizens and guests of the capital with history, ethnology and culture of Kazakhstan regions. There were held the exhibitions of the museum collections from 12 regions within the limits of the project. The implementation of this project allowed coming to qualitatively new level of partnership with the regional folk museums. «Жайык жагалауы сыр шертедi» exhibition from the museum funds of the Atyrau region was very interesting for the visitors. There were presented historical and cultural heritage of the region.

The current exhibition will allow seeing the original world of culture of the Atyrau artists and sculptors once again".

In the speech of welcome Tolegen Orynbasaruly the director of the Atyrau regional museum of art and decorative-applied arts named after Sh. Sariev told about the prospects and plans of the museum: "This year is anniversary for our museum. We decided to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of our museum, Sh. Sariyev's 80^th anniversary with the series of various actions. This exhibition is the first anniversary action. Besides, we are planning the international scientific and practical conference, opening of the personal exhibition of Sh. Sariev.

In 25 years we passed the way from small art gallery to the recognized museum of arts. Our first exhibitions were some kind of presentation of our museum which was a cultural center in Atyrau. A current exhibition is reporting, because it shows the results of past years".

Among the guests of honour at the exhibition was Kulpash Sarieva. She is Sh. Sariev's spouse, the director of the Foundation of Sh. Sariev, the doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor. In the interview she told about a peculiar career of the husband, bright pages of his biography, activity of the Foundation of Sh. Sariev:

"Sh. Sariev was a true patriot of the Homeland. And, of course, the activity of the Foundation is directed to promotion of rich material and spiritual heritage of the Kazakh people. We publish a series of the magazines: «Әдіскер», «Елтану», «Сүретті қазақ тілі», «Қазақ тілі өлкетану», «Кәсіптік қазақ тілі», etc.

Sh. Sariyev was a many-sided personality, had original intellection. Now we are going to publish the collection of his verses. Everything that he couldn’t reflect in the pictures, he expressed in his verses. His verses are interesting and beautiful. He devoted some verses to F. Ongarsynova. They were friends since the childhood.

Besides, he is the only artist in Kazakhstan who wrote treatises about art".

The works of the artists and craftsmen of the Atyrau region were presented at the exhibition: Shaymardan Sariev, Kambarbek Amanov, Zholaman Aralbayev, Raphael Slekenov, Issim Arystanov, Nursultan Kaliyev and others. The pictorial works of the exhibition are the pictures made in three most popular and famous genres: portrait, landscape and still life. Every work is unique and reflects creative identity of authors who are united by one general aspiration – love and interest in disclosure of secrets and beauty of natural and objective world.

In the works of Kambarbek Amanov, Kabdola Dosniyazov is presented the harmonious picture of the nature with the individual author's style and an emotional background. The landscapes appear as something complete, without separately existing –sky, water and earth. All components of composition are integrated together and show the mood to all parts of a landscape. Shaymardan Sariev’s portraits with characteristic yellow-brown colour are very individual and unique.

Zauresh Nurpeisova the manager of excursion and mass department of the Atyrau regional museum of art and decorative-applied arts named after Sh. Sariev in her interview noted: "First of all any museum is fund. Therefore we brought the best of our fund to Astana. Of course, there are works of our master, bright representative of creative generation of "men of the sixties" - Shaymardan Sariev. From the first steps of Shaymardan Sariev in painting it was clear – he was uncommon and talented person. His early graphic works of the 60s are filled with national color and especially interesting. The artist said: "I will mix the paints in Kazakh style". There are also presented the works of young artists who follow in Sh. Sariev’s footsteps.

Such exhibitions are not only cooperation between the museums, but also exchange of experience, technique, knowledge".

Besides pictorial works there were presented decorative-applied arts. They were made of wood and leather by the famous masters Nursultan Kaliyev and Kenes Aiypkaliyev. In the works of the masters were brightly shown the national colour and aspiration to show the historical images by means of art expressions.

 

In general, the exhibition represented the complex of works of modern artists and craftsmen of the Atyrau region. All authors of the works are difficult and extraordinary creative persons, with their own author's style.

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November 24, 2016 – January 29, 2017

The fund exhibition «Historical choice. Strategies», dedicated to the Day of the First President and the 25^th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan.

In the building of the museum of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation took place opening of the fund exhibition «Historical choice. Strategies». It was a logical continuation of the scientific-exposition project of Museum «Historical choice» and was dedicated to the Day of the First President and the 25^th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan. This exhibition was most important in the series of the events, devoted to anniversary celebration. It was included in the Republican plan of actions for the celebration of the 25^th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan.

A main goal of the exhibition was the consecutive explicated exposition, on the basis of archival and museum materials, ideas of Independence and their realization in the conditions of the state sovereignty.

The exposition was placed in the Dome hall. In history of Astana it is a place of proclamation a new capital of Kazakhstan. The exhibition included the following thematic sections: «Messengers of Independence», «Historical choice», «Success strategies» and «Future energy».

Each section step by step opened the main milestones of gaining, formation and strengthening of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and also achievements of Kazakhstan on the world scene by means of unique historical documents, archival photo and video materials, newspaper publications and exhibits from library and archival stocks of the museum of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation, Archive of the President of Kazakhstan, Public Records Office of Astana, the Kyzylorda history folk museum, the North Kazakhstan regional museum association. All this allows forming an objective view on events of the recent past and modern Kazakhstan, and also opens a historical role of N. A. Nazarbayev in formation of independent state – the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The exhibition «Historical choice. Strategies» allowed addressing to the first political initiatives of N. A. Nazarbayev which, thanks to the content, got a positive response from the world community and today brought notable results for the whole world.  

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January 13-20, 2017

The exhibition «Black January» – way to Independence»

On January 13, 2017 at 5.00 pm. in the building of the Museum of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation was held the photo exhibition «Black January» – way to Independence», dedicated to the tragic events of January 20, 1990 in Baku. The exhibition is organized jointly with the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the limits of the international project of the museum «Dialogue through culture».

Annually the 20^th of January is a day of mourning in Azerbaijan. 27 years ago, in the night of January 20, 1990 according to the direction of the leadership of the USSR the troops were entered to Baku and they brought down fire to the civilian population.

Before introduction of troops to Baku there were meetings with the protestation against inactivity of the republican and Soviet government concerning the naked armed aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan, excesses of the Armenian illegal armed groups on the Azerbaijani land - in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAR).

In the evening on January 19 the special forces of KGB of the USSR «Alpha» exploded the power generating unit at the Azerbaijani television, and the population couldn’t have the current information. The population knew about the extraordinary situation only in the morning on January 20 from the nickels after occupation of the city by the Soviet army.

As a result there were killed 134 civilians, more than 700 people were wounded. The military equipment passed through «alive barricades» of people who believed that military couldn’t go to unarmed people.

The repressions against the active members of opposition began after introduction of troops. However, despite it, on January 22 about 1 million people took part in leave-taking with the victims of a military action. The bodies of the dead people were brought to the Nagornyi park on foot. From that day it was called the Avenue of heroes. These events in the history of Azerbaijan are called as «Black January».

In spite of the facts that after those bloody events there were passed many years, the Azerbaijani people always remember that terrible night. The 20^th of January is immortalized in the calendar as Day of national grief.

Due to the next anniversary of «Black January» the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Kazakhstan were presented to public attention the photo illustrations of the consequences of January 20, 1990. They show all tragic elements of the situation when army went against unarmed people. At the same time these pictures are alive testimony of strength of mind of the Azerbaijani people. They proved in cost of many victims that concepts honour and dignity, freedom and Homeland are not mere words!

Tragic events of January 20, 1990 became the catalyst of the USSR’s collapse and actually made irreversible gaining of the state independence by Azerbaijan.