Central State Museum of Kazakhstan
- Central State Museum of Kazakhstan
The Central State Museum of Kazakhstan is the largest museum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and one of the largest museums in Central Asia. [ [http://www.unesco.kz/heritagenet/kz/hn-english/csmrk/engl/history_en.htm Heritage Net] , UNESCO.]
When first established in 1931, the museum was located in the Almaty Cathedral. It moved to a modern facility in 1985 and is a landmark in Almaty. [ [http://www.unesco.kz/heritagenet/kz/hn-english/csmrk/engl/history_en.htm Heritage Net] , UNESCO.]
The museum houses the most significant collection of Kazakh historical, archaeological, and modern cultural and political artifacts.Fact|date=November 2007
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