Kazakh Museum of Folk Musical Instruments (Kazakh Museum of Folk Musical Instruments)

Located in the grounds of Panfilov park, the wooden building was erected in 1908 along with the Church of the Assumption. During this time, the military leadership of the Governor-General of Turkestan used to meet here to organize major government ceremonies and receptions. After the establishment of the Soviet Union, the building was used as a residence for officials until 1980, when it was converted into a museum of musical instruments.

From the outside, the building is made of wood and resembles a traditional Russian building. The interior is decorated with classical patterns with bold characteristics of Kazakhstan. In front of the building is a sculpture of the narkobyz, a typical traditional Kazakh bow-shaped musical instrument.

The museum is named after the great Kazakh musician of the 19th-20th centuries Ykylas, who promoted the purity of folklore and preserved various ethnic musical instruments. Today, the museum has more than 1000 types of musical instruments with different collections, divided among 60 sets of traditional Kazakh musical instruments. The collection also includes precious instruments owned by famous singer-songwriters and composers in the country. In addition to the collections of traditional Kazakh musical instruments such as the harp, wooden trumpet, bagpipes, two-stringed dombra, and kobyz, there are also Turkish, Uzbek and Kyrgyz folk instruments. This has enriched the museum's collections, where traditional musical performances often take place.

Visiting the museum, you will hear museum staff share about the origin of musical instruments as well as information about typical musicians of past eras and interesting facts from art history music. If you're lucky, you can join a concert and enjoy live the strange sounds emitted by these instruments. Music is a language that we can all understand with both our minds and our hearts, so enjoying ethnic music is a great way to learn deeply about our culture and traditions. a country. Come visit the Kazakh Folk Musical Instruments Museum to learn and discover the art and culture of the beautiful country of Kazakhstan.