Could Almaty’s Contemporary Art Museum Mark a New Era for Kazakhstan?

Almagul Menlibayeva, Bodyguards of Yassawi II, 2010.

An artwork by Almagul Menlibayeva shows two women in traditional dress standing in a rose garden in front of a large historic building with a turquoise dome.

The opening of the Almaty Museum of Arts signaled a turning point for Kazakhstan’s cultural ambitions.

Could Almaty’s Contemporary Art Museum Mark a New Era for Kazakhstan?