
Beginning with the Renaissance era, humanity placed increasing importance on a more refined and aesthetic expression of artistic thought, as well as the encoding of symbols in painting, architecture, and theatre. Through signs and encoded ideas, the style and intent of artists became easily recognizable, and their works continue to inspire admiration to this day. With the development of global civilization, including cinema, music videos, animation, and computer technologies, the role of symbols and visual images has only grown stronger. In the modern development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, there are many positive historical and cultural images in which the national cultural code is embedded. In our view, these images must be preserved and promoted.
On May 22, 2023, the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Bozok” held an international scientific and practical conference titled “Traditional Rituality as a Manifestation of Remembering Culture: Resources and Strategies of Symbolic Capital of Steppe Eurasia”. The event was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003), the 10th anniversary of the Concept on the Protection and Development of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Republic of Kazakhstan (2013), and the 25th anniversary of the beginning of research on the medieval settlement “Bozok” (1998).
Today, May 19, the Director of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai”, Shakshakov Kuanysh Gibadatovich, and the museum’s research associate, Khairgeldinov Ruslan Yerlanovich, took part in the informational and educational program “Кокше нуры” on the “Kókshe” TV channel, dedicated to International Museum Day.
On May 18, 2023, the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Botai”, as part of the “Night of Museums” campaign, held the festival “Ботай пырағы – 2023,” dedicated to International Museum Day.