Museum of Kazakh Folk Musical Instruments
Музей народных музыкальных инструментов им. Ыкыласа
A Russian-style wooden house in Panfilov Park displaying more than a thousand Kazakh and Central Asian instruments, including dombra and kobyz, with live demonstrations.
The museum is housed in the fairy-tale-style wooden “Officers’ House” designed by Zenkov in 1908. It is named after Ykylas, a 19th-century kobyz performer. The collection includes about 1,000 instruments, among them various dombras, the bowed kobyz, jaw harps and shaman drums, as well as instruments from neighboring Central Asian countries. The guides often play a short piece for visitors. Admission is about 1,000 to 1,500 tenge, and a visit takes about 45 minutes. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00 am–6:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen
- Ascension Cathedral
- Green Bazaar
- Arasan Baths
- Almaty Central Mosque
- Central Park of Culture and Leisure (Gorky Park)
- Abai Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Zhibek Zholy (Almaty Arbat)