Yesterday
was World Embroidery Day so thought I’d share our visit of July 11th
to the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan located in Almaty.
From 1931, the museum was based in a former cathedral (built by A.P. Zenkov between 1904-1907) but a new building was designed and erected in 1985.
It is said to be one of the biggest museums in Central Asia and houses a
collection of more than 300,000 artifacts across 7 main exhibition
halls.
The last exhibit we entered showcased collections of
clothing, crafts and other items particular to many of the different Central
Asian ethnic groups.
Hope you enjoyed this quick tour.
Sunday blessings.
9 comments:
What beautiful creations!!!
Dearest Tammy,
Always a joy to visit a museum with the culture and traditions of the people.
It reveals so much and the happy colors were chosen for a reason; we all can learn from it!
Thanks for sharing your precious photos.
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh, I enjoyed the walk through very much, thank you! I love the clothes-the extra care to add embellishment...and a quilt! That was a surprise for me!
Great blog
Oh, this would be a favourite place to visit for me! Thank you for taking us on a tour!
The centuries-old craftsmanship is just wonderful. I'm extremely interested in it and I especially like techniques that are made with threads.
Thank you, it was my pleasure.
greetings to you
Thank you for the tour. Everything is so colorful and lovely!
Hi Tammy, The museum tour coincided with a very meaningful day. I love the handicrafts in the museum, I have never visited such a place yet, the ladies have always made very beautiful handicrafts throughout history, it is a wonderful museum.
Tammy - 300,000 artifacts. Sounds like a place to visit more than once. Loved your photos of the handiwork/clothing - it tells so much about a people. The resources they had, the symbols that were important, the needed functionality of the clothing - I could go on. Hope you are having a good weekend.
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