Home Museum of Abylkhan Kasteev ( Russian: Дом музей Кастеева, '' tr. dom muzei kasteeva'') is a memorial museum of the painter

Abilkhan Kasteev Abilkhan Kasteev ( kk, Әбілхан Қастеев, ''Äbılhan Qasteev''; January 14, 1904 – November 2, 1973) was a Soviet and Kazakhstani painter. He was highly decorated, being awarded the title of National Artist of the Kazakh SSR, and was ...

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, Kazakhstan. The museum is located in the house where he lived from 1958 to 1973.

History

The house is located on Bekhozhina Street in the east part of

, behind the river. It was built in 1955 for the artist's family. In 1966 the house was completely demolished and then rebuilt.

lived and worked in the house from 1958 to 1973. In 2004, Kasteev's family transferred the house to the state to create a memorial museum. In 2014, the 110th anniversary of the artist's birth, the memorial home-museum was opened. The opening ceremony of the museum was attended by the artist's family, friends, employees of the

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and the

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(mayor) of Medeu District, Sultanbek Makezhanov.

Museum building

The building is a one-storey house of mid-twentieth century, built by decree of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Dinmukhamed Kunaev in 1955 specifically for Kasteev's large family. In 1958 the artist and his family moved into the house. In 1966 the former house was completely demolished and in its place was built another house with improved planning. In 1968 a studio, where A. Kasteev worked, was added. The house was built according to the design of chief architect of

N. Orazymbetov. The house with a total area of 142.5 sq.m. has been preserved in its original form: a living room, three bedrooms, a workshop, a kitchen, a bathroom, a veranda.

Museum exposition

The museum exhibition introduces the most famous paintings and drawings created by A. Kasteev. The artist's paintings in museum are represented by copies. On display are ''Portrait of Amangeldy'', ''Turksib'', ''Talas River'' and ''Portrait of Kenesary''. The collection also includes rich historical and biographical material - photographs, documents, newsreels and personal belongings of the artist.

References

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