The cultural policy of Central Asia countries in the sphere of museums
Alzhanova A. Nurbayev Z. Ospanova A. Koblandin K. Satubaldin A.
2024Routledge
Asian Ethnicity
2024#25Issue 4569 - 587 pp.
The focus is the museum development in Central Asia from 1991–2022, with the intent to identify the current trends in the development of museums, and to explore issues of museum cooperation in these countries. The main research method was historical periodization. This article includes information on the development of museums in five countries since 1991, the change of cultural policy with independence, general problems of museums, differences in the cultural policy of Central Asian countries, statistics on the number of museums, and funding issues related to museums in the region. The central thesis asserts that museums play a central role in cultural and historical conversations in Central Asia, emphasising their significance as cultural archives and vibrant hubs for education, interaction, and the development of identity.
cultural heritage , Cultural policy , culture carriers , history , museum sphere
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Department of Regional Studies, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan
Department of Regional Studies
National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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