Karaganda Museum of Fine Arts
Founded in 1988 as a branch of the Museum of Local History, the museum gained independent status just a year later. Since then, it has become one of Karaganda’s key cultural landmarks, tracing the evolution of Kazakh art.
The museum features four exhibition halls showcasing painting, graphics, sculpture, decorative arts, and handicrafts. Its collection includes works by both established and emerging artists from Kazakhstan, Russia, and neighboring countries. A special highlight is the collection of bookplates (miniature prints once placed inside books) donated by art historian and collector Sergei Ivensky.
The museum frequently refreshes its displays, hosts solo shows, and introduces new names to the local art scene. Each visit reveals something different, making it a place worth returning to time and again.
How to get there?
Address: 76 Bukhar-Jyrau Avenue
The Museum of Fine Arts is located in the very heart of Karaganda. The nearest stop is 45th Kvartal. You can reach it by buses #1, 33, 40, 43, 44, 45, 53, 65, 70, 73, 118, and 145, or by minibuses #01, 02, 07, 13, 29, and 30. Buses from nearby towns – Shakhtinsk, Saran, Abay, Temirtau, Aktas, and Ushtobe (#107, 121, 122, 127, 141, 165) – also stop here.
Other tourist attractions near the museum:
- Railway Station
- Karaganda Circus
- City Mall
- Nurken Abdirov Monument
- N. Abdirov Sports Palace
- Central Park
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