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

Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Monument to an Unknown Hero, 1998,

A contemporary installation by Yerbossyn Meldibekov features three horse legs mounted on a white plinth in a gallery setting with paintings on the walls.

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?