Museum news

Almaty, June 1, 2026 – Almaty Museum of Arts (ALMA) announces the opening of Bill Viola: The Space of Time, the first large-scale exhibition in Central Asia dedicated to one of the most influential artists of our time. The project is realized with the strategic support of Halyk Bank

Almaty, Kazakhstan | May 18, 2026 — On May 16, the first-ever Night of Museums in the history of Almaty Museum of Arts (ALMA) took place on an unprecedented scale.

Almaty, Kazakhstan | May 15, 2026 - On International Museum Day, celebrated annually on May 18, Almaty Museum of Arts will become one of the key participants in the large-scale launch of TikTok’s new global program Comes Alive.

Almaty | May 13, 2026 – As part of the major retrospective of Almagul Menlibayeva, Almaty Museum of Arts has released a unique publication: the catalog I Understand Everything.

The Almaty Museum of Arts (ALMA) is proud to announce the digital release of the documentary film "Museum at the Crossroads."

The Almaty Museum of Art (ALMA) is expanding accessibility for international visitors. The museum's official media guide has now integrated Chinese, Korean, and Spanish.

Almaty, Kazakhstan | March 13, 2026 - Almaty Museum of Arts presents the second, culminating chapter of the retrospective exhibition I Understand Everything by Almagul Menlibayeva.

The first work presented in the space is the video Her Right (2020) by artist Saodat Ismailova, drawn from the museum’s collection as part of the exhibition Qonaqtar.

Almaty, Kazakhstan | March 5, 2026 – The Almaty Museum of Arts and Halyk Bank have signed a Memorandum of Strategic Partnership aimed at the long-term development and support of contemporary art in Kazakhstan.

The film tells the story of how the Almaty Museum of Arts was created: from the idea and intuition of its founders (entrepreneur, patron, and collector Nurlan Smagulov and his wife Madina Smagulova) to the realization of a unique space on the cultural map of the world.

Almaty, Kazakhstan | November 25, 2025 – The Almaty Museum of Arts proudly presents Miracle (2023), an installation by Kazakhstani artist Baqyt Bubikanova (1985–2023).

Almaty Museum of Arts has opened a series of international collaborations with its first joint project with Tate Modern (London).