Central Museum

The wealth of the country - is its history, it is also the power of the people. All the wisdom of the centuries, achievements of spiritual and material culture of the Kazakh land has not decayed, and revived in the museum space. Beginning of its activity relate to 1831, when at the initiative of Governor Earl Sukhtelen, "Muzeum Orenburg region" was organized at Neplyuevsky Cadet Corps. In 1879, a committee was established in Verny town consisting of A.Kushakevich, N.Pantusov, E.Baum, K.Larionov and others, which conducted public-awareness activities. They laid the foundation of the future museum, created in 1897 in the house of N.Pantusov. A special contribution to the development of the museum made the following people: photographer P.Leybin, professor V.Sapozhnikov, a member of the Russian Geographical Society L.Berg, chief botanist of the Imperial St. Petersburg Botanical Garden V.Lipsky and others. The building where Central Museum is located today was built in 1978-85 by the project of architect J.G. Ratushny, Z.M. Mustafina, P. Rzagaliev. The monumental building, as a part of the ensemble of the administrative core of the city, is located at Samal-1-44. Stylistic characteristics are related to the specifics of the museum as an object, which embody peculiarities of national history, architectural tradition. Stock collection of the museum has about 300 thousand units.