Results of the Annual Republican Art Competition
The State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai” has summarized the results of the annual republican art competition on the topic “The Steppe of Arka – the Homeland of Horses.”
A total of 47 applications were submitted. Students from Kyzylorda, Kostanay, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kokshetau, Petropavlovsk, and Aiyrtau District took active part in the competition.
EXTRACT from the Minutes of the Final Meeting of the Competition Commission for Filling the Vacant Position of Director of the Republican State Enterprise “State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve ‘Botai’” of the Committee of Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Based on the results of the meeting, the Commission DECIDED:
DECISION
On admitting participants to the competition for the vacant position of Director of the Republican State Treasury Enterprise “State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve ‘Botai’” of the Committee of Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Dear friends!
As part of the national campaign “Eр Есімі – Ел есінде” (“The Name of the Hero Lives in the Memory of the People”), dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai” presents an exhibition titled:
“No One Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Forgotten!”
“Botai Culture: Preservation, Museification, Popularization, Achievements and Discussions”
On April 17, 2025, a field seminar titled “Botai Culture: Preservation, Museification, Popularization, Achievements and Discussions” was organized at the Botai settlement near Nikolskoye village in Aiyrtau District. The event was dedicated to the International Day for Monuments and Sites (April 18).
The purpose of the seminar was to study and promote the Botai culture as a phenomenon of the early Eneolithic period of Eurasia, its role in domestication processes, social structure, and modern scientific discussions, as well as to address key issues arising in the field of cultural heritage protection.
