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

Almagul Menlibayeva, Bodyguards of Yassawi II, 1997.

An abstract painting by Almagul Menlibayeva depicts colorful human and animal-like forms in bold geometric shapes.

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?