If a nation does not know its history, if the country loses its history, then its citizens have nowhere to go.
Mirzhakyp Dulatuly

Today in history

In 1998 the Decree of the President of Kazakhstan “On renaming Akmola to Astana” was issued

In 1992 diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Denmark were established

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In 1980 the Museum of Fine Arts was opened in Tselinograd to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the development of virgin lands

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In 1980 the Museum of Fine Arts was opened in Tselinograd to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the development of virgin lands - e-history.kz
In 1980 the Museum of Fine Arts was opened in Tselinograd (modern Astana) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the development of virgin lands. The first collection of the Museum included 500 works brought from the All-Union Exhibition "The Land and People", took place in Kazakhstan’s capital Almaty. Nowadays, the collection of the Museum counts more than 3000 works of masters of fine arts from Kazakhstan, Russia and CIS countries.