Almaty Museum of Arts

Opened in autumn 2025 in the heart of Almaty, Kazakhstan, Almaty Museum of Arts, founded by collector and philanthropist Nurlan Smagulov is the first museum of its kind in Central Asia. The museum is situated in the city centre at the intersection of avenues Al-Farabi and Nazarbayev and its architecture inspired by the juxtaposition of Almaty’s mountainous range and its built up urban areas.