On October 22, 2024, the “Botai” museum-reserve was visited by students and teachers from the school of Sergeyevka village, Shal Akyn District, North Kazakhstan Region.

For the schoolchildren, an excursion was organized in the exhibition hall of the museum-reserve as well as at the Botai settlement site.

During the excursion, the students were provided with information about the Botai culture, the history of its research, as well as the preserved artifacts of the Eneolithic period.

Since 2022, the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai” has been running a club called “Young Archaeologist.”

The club helps school students improve their knowledge, develop patriotism, and foster respect for the past and the cultural values of our country, as well as the preservation of historical heritage.

Today, on September 24, 2024, as part of the “Young Archaeologist” club at the “Botai” museum-reserve, museum staff organized a lecture and exhibition for students of the secondary school of Aiyrtau village on the topic “Early Tools.”

The young archaeologists, while improving their theoretical knowledge in the field of archaeology, learn during the sessions how to identify and describe archaeological sites, as well as become familiar with the findings from the Botai settlement.

From September 17 to 19, 2024, in the city of Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation, the Director of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai,” Kuanysh Gibadatovich Shakshakov, participated in the discussion platform titled “Creative Innovations and National Cultural Traditions of the Commonwealth Countries.”

The event took place within the framework of the XVII Forum of Creative and Scientific Intellectuals of the CIS member states, entitled “The Commonwealth of Independent States: Shared Values and Cultural Diversity.”

During the forum, he delivered a report on the topic “Museification of Kazakhstan’s Historical and Cultural Heritage.”

The Director of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai,” Kuanysh Gibadatovich Shakshakov, is participating in the XVII Forum of Creative and Scientific Intellectuals of the CIS member states, titled “Commonwealth of Independent States: Shared Values and Cultural Diversity,” held in the city of Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan.

The forum is being conducted through several discussion platforms, including: “Creative Innovations and National Cultural Traditions of the Commonwealth Countries,” “Science and Education in the Era of Digital Transformation in the CIS,” “Cooperation Between Creative Universities of the Commonwealth Countries,” and others.

The panel discussion will be dedicated to the main theme of the forum: “Commonwealth of Independent States: Shared Values and Cultural Diversity.”