THG GAST KAZAKHSTAN REGIONAL

ARCHITGCTURAL-LANDSCAPG AND NATURAL RGSGRVG

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FACTS

The East Kazakhstan Regional Architectural-landscape and Natural Reserve Museum in Ust-Kamenogorsk is the

14 monuments of folk

architecture

a children's village

the Zhambul amusement

park

a left bank complex on 35 hectares into the biggest museum in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

However, its buildings are historical and cultural monuments in their own right. They include: • the former store

only multi-field reserve museum in Kazakhstan. The museum's shows and exhibitions are dedicated to the portrayal of Kazakh and Russian cultural heritage (ethnographic), including the material and spiritual cultures of ethnic groups and minorities living in the East Kazakhstan region. Its sites include:

• thee museum buildings

• monuments of history and architecture of the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries

• an open air museum in the Zhastar Ethnic park

• a zoo

• a military establishment

• a botanic garden

• an ethnographic complex with 15 mansions, and

• 3 stand-alone ethnographic sites dedicated to the peoples living in Eastern Kazakhstan

The halls of the East Kazakhstan Museum sit within the old streets, deep in the heart of Ust-Kamenogorsk city.

Having started its life as a school museum in Butakovo village over 40 years ago, the museum has now grown

of the merchant I.M. Kozhevnikov, an assistant to the city mayor, which was built in 1914 by Czech prisoners of war

• a former municipal primary college built in 1886

• and the former Mariinsky girls' school opened in 1902.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE MUSEUM

454 people work in the museum and over 150,000 people visit the

museum every year.

And as of July 1, 2011 the museum has 24 departments and 20 sections including:

• Department for Registration and Storage of Exhibits

• Kazakh Ethnography Department

• Russian Ethnography Department

• Department of History of Ethnic Groups and Minorities Living in the East Kazakhstan Oblast

• Department for Exhibitions

• Department for Applied Decorative Arts

ethnographic museum for its unique collection of exhibits and extensive educational work and he was appointed its director. j

In 1983 the museum moved from Butakovo village to Ust-Kamenogorsk.

On 14 March, 1988 by Decree of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh Soviet Republic, Zaytsev was awarded the title "Honoured worker of culture" for his contribution to the development of museums and active community service.

In 2005 the East

Kazakhstan Regional

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• Department of Scientific Education, etc.

NIKOLAI ZAYTSEV -THE MUSEUM FOUNDER

Nikolai Zaytsev, the Museum's Director, is the founder and permanent manager of the museum.

Nikolai Zaytsev was working as a high school teacher in Butakovo village, Leninogorsky district, when he established the ethnographic museum in the school in 1968. In 1978 the museum was granted the status of a regional

Ethnographic Museum received the status of a reserve museum and a multi-field institution. The transition to a market economy had required the museum to extend the range of services it offered.

It is no longer just an ethnographic museum. Its profile and its range of subjects expanded and now covers history, environment, and architecture. The museum now has a zoo and two parks with open air exhibitions. In addition, natural landscape zones

were created in renovated parks including the planting of many rare and cultivated plants. The museum aims to become a space for leisure, family activities and community interaction.

THE COLLECTIONS

The East Kazakhstan Regional Architectural Ethnographic and Natural Landscape Reserve Museum possesses rare collections representing ethnographic, historical and cultural heritage of ethnic groups living both

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cases (korzhyn). I There is an amazing silver collection in the museum. It contains some of the most beautiful masterpieces of art and culture, including silver jewelry, coins, religious goods and crockery.

In 1999, the museum purchased 162 pieces of coin silver flatware from Velentina Beniyash, a resident of Ust-Kamonogorsk. She inherited this silverware from her maternal grandfather Solomon Levin (1880-1969), who lived in Berlin. This table

• religious icons 18th -early 20^th centuries

• fine brass plastic arts 17^th -20^th centuries

• early printed books, foreign literature 19^th -20^th centuries

• a porcelain collection (from the Russian Imperial suppliers -factories of Gardner, Popov, Kornilov, Kuznetsov etc) 18^th -early 20^th centuries

• bronze and iron casting 18^th - early 20^th centuries

• items made of precious metals and gems 18^th -early 20th centuries

in Kazakhstan and in other countries. The museum stocks contain over 55,000 artefacts.

At present, the museum's most significant collections are Textiles and Wood,each amounting to more than 5,000 pieces. They include clothing, carpets, felt items and a unique collection of towels and belts. There are some interesting goods woven by Kazakhs including lint-free woollen carpets with woven figured stripes (baskury, bau, alasha) and saddlebags/

silver was manufactured in Germany in 1910. Every piece bears the owner's full name as an engraved monogram.

The museum also maintains a collection of Chinese decorative applied art. One of the specific characteristics of this art form is a remarkable sustainability of certain forms, and respect for traditions, rituals and symbols of the past. This is clear to see in the museum pieces.

Other museum collections include:

EXHIBITIONS

Ethnographic heritage of Kazakhs of Eastern Kazakhstan in the Late 19^th to early 20^th century

The permanent resident exhibition "Ethnographic heritage of Kazakhs of Eastern

Kazakhstan in the late 19^th - early 20^th centuries" is arranged in two halls of the museum. It consists of 15 sections. The main sections include: Nomadic cattle breeding, Carpet industry, Leather industry, Woodworking, Jewelry,

Needlework.

The first showcases display a horse harness, saddles and other pieces of horse equipment. The saddles are decorated with ornamented moulding and gemstones. There are two types of harness: one is braided and another one is decorated with silver plated metal buttons.

The hunting section is notable for the falconry equipment: a leather belt with pendants (kise), a gold encrusted eye-cap (tomaga), and horn and leather powder flasks. A white yurt, with full

women. The exhibition features over one hundred pieces of Kazakh silver jewelry. Some of them are unique: gold-plated earrings (kazyk syrga) dating back to the middle of the XVIII (18^th) century, a mother-in-law's ring (kudagy zhsik), necklaces (tamaksha), a tubular averter with pendants, a fancy belt of Kaisabai kazhy, etc.

Overall, the exhibition boasts over 500 exhibits.

Exhibition - "We are the peoples of Kazakhstan"

The exhibition "We are the Peoples of Kazakhstan"

(Old Believers), Siberian Cossacks, and settlers from the post-reform Tsarist Russia.

Farmers who stick to the old (pre-Christian) religious traditions are locally referred to kerzhaks (" Staroveri"). Members of this ethnic community mainly settled in the river valleys of Bukhtarma (Bricklayers), or Ulba and Uba (Poles) and on the whole they have been able to preserve many of the elements of their old culture and lifestyle. This is the reason why in the museum's exhibition

interior decoration, takes centre place in the hall. Embroidered wall hangings (tuskiiz), floor felt carpets (syrmaks and tekemets), and carved bed and chests please the eye. The dome of the yurt is decorated with woven ribbons (bau), and tassels (shashak bau). Upon entering the yurt one finds oneself in a world of ornaments; in addition to its functional purpose each item is a piece of decorative applied art.

Kazakh jewelers (zergers) were highly respected by the people, especially

describes the material and spiritual culture of ethnic groups living in the Eastern Kazakhstan Oblast.

One particular part of this is titled "the Life of Farming" and is specifically dedicated to the material and spiritual culture of the Russian population of Rudny Altai of the late 19^th and first part of the 20^th century.

Russians have been living in Eastern Kazakhstan since the late 17^th century and within this population are of several different ethnic communities - " Staroveri"

Russians are represented by the "Staroveri" ethnic community.

The purpose of the "Farming Life" section is to show the harmony and beauty of Russian folk life and art. The museum treasures rich collections of embroidery, weaving, painting, carving, ceramic art, and costume design. For instance, the section of embroidery and weaving displays white and red flax towels, white and motley flax tablecloths and belts. Spinning wheels, crockery, casks, mirrors are exhibited

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in the carving and painting sections. The ceramics section displays a variety of earthenware.

Costume displays are divided to mark two different groups within the "Staroveri" community - the Bricklayers and the Poles. In addition to clothing, there are displays of jewels and hats.

'67 Kaisenov Street'

The exhibition located at 67 Kaisenov Street also presents the life and culture of the multi-ethnic population of the Eastern Kazakhstan region and displays many household

a Jewish tefillin, black [boxes with straps, worn by Jewish males over 13 years old for praying during the weekdays, and handwritten calendars in Hebrew; original bright national costumes of Moldovians (Moksha); unique musical instruments (chaval, kyamancha, tar) commonly used in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Central Asia; beautiful and colourful Ukrainian costumes; a Tatar wedding dress and a hat (kalfak) decorated with river pearls.

The Tatar people attached significant importance to and games, a traditional Korean costume, musical instruments, Korean cuisine, a Korean wedding, and a set of materials and personal belongings of Reverend Khon Be Kim. One display shelf is dedicated to the 70^th anniversary (celebrated in 2007) of the presence of Koreans in Kazakhstan.

The Chinese culture of the middle 20^th century is represented by items of the following subjects: Chinese porcelain, enamel and clod enamel, and wood varnish painting. The woodwork is decorated with Jade.

items, national costumes and musical instruments.

Thanks to effective research and hard work, the museum has obtained a significant collection of museum pieces, most of which are of ethnographic value and reflect the unique cultures of people living in the East Kazakhstan Oblast. These include furniture, household items carefully built by artisans, a collection of wedding decorations, pieces of women's needlework produced in a national style, and photos.

The exhibition displays

literacy, and for this reason every family kept books in Arabic. The exhibition displays a Koran (kerim) printed in 1913 and a book titled 'Religions - a teaching aid on Sharia laws' in Tatar.

Turkmen national women's jewelry are worthy of special attention. There is a Turkmen silver collection which is richly ornamented and decorated with inserted stones.

Recent additions to the exhibition are articles from local Koreans, donated over years. It features childrens' items

ZHASTAR - ETHNIC PARK

The ethnic park Zhastar is part of the East Kazakhstan Regional Architectural Ethnographic and Natural Landscape Reserve Museum. It is bordered by Kirov, Kaisenov, Gorkiy and Golovkov streets and has a total area of 4.8 hectares.

In August 1935, the Kirov park was established in Ust-Kamenogorsk. By the autumn of 1935 a total of 4,806 trees and bushes were planted and the Kirov monument was opened on 18 July, 1938 in the centre

of the park and the park was named accordingly, The Kirov Park.

Recently the management of this park was transferred to the museum and in 2001 the reconstruction began.

Experts from Altai Botanic Garden helped to identify old and diseased trees, which were gradually replaced with new ones. A preference was given to the local flora (silver fir, spruce, larch, birch, wild ash, etc.) which grow quickly and help protect against the damaging effects of wind and sand.

A pond flanks the front of

Trees and bushes from Primorie (far eastern part of Russian) and the centre of Russia occupy the north-eastern part of the nursery collection. There is an interesting alley of Japanese angelica trees. Understory trees include hazelnut, pigeonberry, Sivers apple, hawthorn and other trees and shrubs.

In 2002 the architectural and ethnographic complex (an open-air museum which opened in 1992) was relocated from the left bank of the Irtysh River to the Kirov municipal park. Architectural and historical

the museum building. Its banks are rich in vegetation typical for the local rivers: willow, maple, river broom, and silverberry. The higher and more remote parts of the pond are occupied with various types of spirea, barberry, Russian almond and many wild perennial colourful leafy plants. Perennials are chosen to ensure that blooming starts in the early spring and lasts throughout the summer. Plant species come and go one after another thus ensuring continuous blooming.

monuments of the 19^th -20^th centuries were also transferred to the park. As a result, an open-air architectural-ethnographic exhibition was established, presenting folk architecture monuments along with traditional outbuildings.

In 2007, Kirov Park was renamed into Zhastar Park.

ZHASTAR PARK EXHIBITIONS

"Settlements of Kazakhs at the turn of 19^th - 20^th century"

Zhastar Park houses an

exhibition titled "Settlements of Kazakhs at the turn of 19^th - 20^th century" covering an area of 4,070 square meters, which tells the story of how Kazakh people lived during the winter months.

There are 4 types of settled dwellings:

• a house of a rich Kazakh

• a stone building (toshala)

• a wooden five-cornered building (duken)

• a three-chambered wooden house (korzhin uyi)

The open-air exhibition displays not only the dwellings themselves

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but also their interior decorations, including pieces of national decorative applied art.

"Russian Ethnographic Village"

The section, titled "Russian Ethnographic Village", introduces Russian people's architecture and way of life in the late 19^th century and the first half of the 20^th century.

The "Open-air museum" exhibition helps visitors to understand the unique culture of Russians who inhabited our region in the past, and emphasizes the

of the Eastern Kazakhstan Oblast, established the Zhambyl ecological-zoological park.

This park was designed as a cultural-educational facility, to be used as a platform for research and practical courses for high school and university students.

In 2002 the park was handed over to the museum. Over the past five years the museum has undertaken full assessment of the forestation in the park, implemented a number of improvements and presently a beautiful park is

The Children's Village

A children's village was built on the initiative of the Children's Charity Foundation of the Eastern Kazakhstan Oblast "Sauletai".

The opening ceremony was held on 15 August, 2002 and in November 2002 the Children's Village was officially handed over to the ethnographic museum. Since 1 January 2003, the Children's Village has had the official title of 'the Department for Organization of Leisure Activities for Children'.

The Children's Village

need to preserve cultural heritage.

The Ethnic park also presents a Tatar house of the 1950s, a Byelorussian hut of the first half of the 20^th century, a house of the writer I.P. Bazhov from the late 19^th century, and a hall of Kazakh writers from the Eastern Kazakhstan with interior designs and exhibitions.

ZHAMBYL ECOLOGICAL-ZOOLOGICAL PARK

On 28 June, 2000, V.L. Mette, Akim (Governor)

successfully maintained.

In just six years the number of represented flora species has increased four-fold. As of January 2008 there are over 67 species of trees and bushes. The entire area of the park was renewed, and on 4.3 hectares the new lawn grass was laid.

All 9,500 square meters of walkways were renovated and asphalt was replaced with decorative bricks. Many of the flower gardens, retaining walls, and landscaping have been redesigned.

is 1 hectare in size. It is designed for children under 11 years old. Its territory is split into three zones. To the right there are sports-grounds: a checkers court, a playground for basketball and volleyball, a roller track and an indoor paid amusement pavilion. The central part of the children's village has a big round stage for children's activities. The left side of the village accommodates various playgrounds (Prostokvashino, Merry Town, View Tree, Labyrinth, Apache) and amusements

(Monkey Street, Ust-Kamenogorsk Fort) which caters to different age groups of kids.

THE LEFT BANK COMPLEX

The Left Bank Complex is another part of the Architectural Ethnographic and Natural Landscape Reserve Museum.

In 2002 a 6.7 hectare training plant was handed over to the Left Bank Museum and in 2006 it received an additional 27 hectares of land.

A considerable amount of work has been done by

The Zoo's purpose is to inform and educate the general public, especially children, about wild animals, as well as to facilitate scientific research in animal behavior, contribute to the preservation of rare and endangered species, and to secure the reproduction of the wildlife population in captivity.

By 1 January 2010, there were 269 animals in the zoo.

Many of the animals that live in the zoo are included in the List of Endangered Species of Kazakhstan, such as the brown bear,

landscape design. Hundreds of silver fir, birch trees, wild ash trees, pine trees, as well as roses, tulips, hawthorn, acacia bushes, willows, almond bushes, Japanese quinces, day lilies and iris bushes, peonies and apple trees delight the visitors of the Botanic garden.

The Zoo

On 24 October, 2008 the zoo was relocated from Zhambyl Park to the Left Bank Complex of the museum where it now covers an area of 8 hectares.

dapple deer, golden eagle, domesticated guinea-goose, demoiselle, imperial eagle, and the steppe eagle.

The Botanic Garden

The Botanic Garden is an area of 14 hectares accommodating wildflower species from different natural and climatic zones. It consists of a greenhouse facility for cultivating heat-loving plants; a rosary for cultivating flowers such as roses, tulips, asters and others; and a nursery for seedling production.

Trees and shrubs adapted to the local conditions are also grown here. In 2010, flower gardens with five thousand annual plants (including begonia, petunia, and marigold) were arranged. Alyssum and purslane are also planted in the rosary. There is a swamp-simulating decorative pond with water lilies, reed, water iris, day lilies, and willows.

On 20 July, 2010, the museum opened the new Islamic and Japanese gardens, and a traditional terraced garden.

The Islamic garden was designed with a classical Islamic geometrical layout. Its main form is a square which is the symbol of

inclination and direction, fand taking into account the viewpoints and walkways. The stairs are made from natural stone.

Classical Music Alley

The classical music alley presents concrete bas-reliefs of composers from Kazakhstan and Europe. In October-November 2010, the alley was walled with elm trees.

THE MILITARY COMPLEX -EXHIBITIONS

"To those who fought to death for the sake of life..."

"The Afghan fracture: The last war of the Soviet Union - 1979-1989"

This exhibition is about the war in Afghanistan, its causes and development, and related events. It is about our fellow heroes who defended the borders of the Soviet Motherland and the right of the friendly Afghan people to democratic reforms in their country.

The project was started by Afghan war veterans with the active participation of Sergey Denyakin and Oleg Frolov, the leaders of the

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existence. Water in Islam is viewed as a vital source which feeds life and ensures purification and there is a fountain in the middle of the garden.

The Japanese garden is decorated with perennial and annual plants including barberry, juniper, meadowsweet, etc.

The terraced garden represent an interesting and mysterious landscape style. The garden's image depends directly on the features of the land itself. Plants are arranged depending on the slope

This exhibition is composed of materials obtained from the archive of the Regional Council of Veterans, the military unit No5518 of Ust-Kamenogorsk.

It describes the acts of bravery by the 109 Eastern Kazakhstan Heroes of the Soviet Union. Pictures from family archives, letters from the frontline, awards and extracts from commendation lists, and pieces of military equipment demonstrate the heroism and bravery of those who fought in World War II (1939 - 1945).

public association "Ust-Kamenogorsk Organisation of the Afghan War Veterans".

"School of courage: liquidators (clean-up workers)

of Chernobyl disaster from the Eastern Kazakhstan Oblast -1986-2010"

Over 3,000 liquidators from the Eastern Kazakhstan Oblast under the guidance of E.P. Slavskiy worked to limit the consequences of the disaster and their self­

sacrificing efforts helped to stop the further spread of radioactive elements to other parts of the planet.

This exhibition includes photographs, documents, articles and personal belongings presented to the museum by the liquidators of Chernobyl disaster.

"Military hardware of 1938-1943" presented by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan

On the eve of the 65^th anniversary of the World War II, the Commander

15 farmsteads and 3 stand­alone facilities of the late 19^th to the middle of the 20^th century, representing ethnic groups living in the East Kazakhstan Oblast. These structures are replicated using archive materials and scientific literature.

A Chechen tower is a re-created architectural monument from the period between 14^th to 17^th centuries.

From September 2010 the Ethnographic complex greeted its first visitors - the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Kazakh. Second half of the 19^th - early 20^th century

5. Toshala. Second half of the 20^th century

6. Mansion of a rich Russian urban dweller. Early 20^th century

7. Farmstead of a peasant - "Staroveri". Early 20^th century

8. Korean farmstead. First half of the 20^th century

9. Jewish farmstead. First half of the 20^th century

10. Tatar farmstead. 1950's

11. German farmstead. Middle of the 20^th century

of Vostok regional troops (Major General V.N. Rysbayev) donated 13 pieces of military equipment, produced over the period from 1938 to 1976. A further 30 pieces of military equipment were donated in 2011.

Ethnographic Zone -Left Bank Complex

The Ethnographic zone of the Museum's Left Bank Complex houses an open-air museum of architecture and household. Its area is around 10 hectares. Currently it accommodates

N.A. Nazarbayev and other participants of the VII Forum on cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia.

Our 18 popular architecture facilities are:

1. Duken. Late 19^th - early 20^th century

2. Homestead of a rich Kazakh. Late 19^th -early 20^th century

3. Homestead of a settled Kazakh. Late 19^th -early 20^th century

4. Tas uyi - stone homestead of a

12. Uighur farmstead. First half of the 20^th century

13. Byelorussian farmstead. First half of the 20^th century

14. Polish farmstead. First half of the 20^th century

15. Ukrainian farmstead. First half of the 20^th century

16. Azerbaijani farmstead. First half of the 20^th century

17. Armenian farmstead. First half of the 20^th century

18. Chechen tower. 14^th -17^th century

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Address: 29 Golovkov Street, Ust-Kamenogorsk, ч East Kazakhstan Oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan, 070 000

Opening Times:

"Ethnographic heritage of Kazakhs of the Eastern Kazakhstan in the late 19^th - early 20^th century" Exhibition (Museum building - 59 Gorky Street) Open daily 10.00am - 6.00pm Closed - last Monday of the month

"Kazakhstan is our common home" Exhibition (Museum building - 67 Kaisenov Street) Open daily 10.00am - 6.00pm Closed - last Wednesday the month

Open-air museum Exhibition (Zhastar Ethnic Park) Open daily 10.00am - 6.00pm

Virtual Hall Tours (Museum building - 29 Golovkov Street) Monday - Friday: 10.00am - 6.00pm Saturdays and Sundays - open on request

Left Bank Complex Open daily 10.00am - 6.00pm Closed: Mondays

Open daily 10.00am - 6.00pm Closed: Mondays Web-site: www.vkoem.kz

This brochure was translated within the framework of British Council, Kazakhstan's, "Modernisation of Museums" project, which supports the development of cultural relations between Kazakhstan and the UK, and the Government's tri-lingual policy. The text of the brochure is based on materials provided by the museum. An electronic version of this brochure can be downloaded from www.kazakhstan-museums.com - the website created by the British Council to present and promote Kazakhstan's cultural heritage online. Learn more about what we do at www.britishcouncil.kz

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