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Almaty Museum of Arts to Present Central Asia’s First Major Exhibition of Bill Viola

Jun 1, 2026

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

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«Night of Museums» at Almaty Museum of Arts Welcomed More Than 6,000 Visitors

May 18, 2026

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.

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Almaty Museum of Arts (ALMA) to Become Part of TikTok LIVE International Initiative for International Museum Day

May 15, 2026

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.

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Almaty Museum of Arts Presents First Monograph by Almagul Menlibayeva I Understand Everything

May 13, 2026

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.

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Almaty Museum of Arts (ALMA) Announces Global Digital Release of Documentary "Museum at the Crossroads"

Apr 10, 2026

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

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The Almaty Museum of Arts (ALMA) expands media guide with new languages

Apr 7, 2026

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.

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The second chapter of the exhibition “I Understand Everything” by Almagul Menlibayeva has opened at the Almaty Museum of Arts

Mar 13, 2026

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

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The Almaty Museum of Arts has opened a new Media Room dedicated to video art and media art

Mar 13, 2026

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.

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Almaty Museum of Arts and Halyk Bank Announce Strategic Partnership

Mar 5, 2026

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.

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Almaty Museum of Arts presents the premiere of the documentary film "Museum at the Crossroads"

Jan 15, 2026

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.

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Baqyt Bubikanova’s Installation Miracle at the Almaty Museum of Arts

Nov 25, 2025

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

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A history in acts and gestures: Performance, Central Asia and the Caucasus — Almaty Museum of Arts and Tate Modern presented a joint programme

Press Release

Oct 10, 2025

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

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