Ykhlas Museum of Kazakh Folk Musical Instruments

• Opening hoursTue–Sun 10:00–19:00; Monday is a cleaning day (closed).
• In EnglishAudio guide in Kazakh, Russian and English via izi.travel, with QR codes in every hall.

About

One of the first museums of musical instruments in Central Asia, named after the kuy composer Ykhlas Dukenuly since 1990. Its nine halls show Kazakh national instruments and instruments from more than 50 countries; the first hall covers musical archaeology.

Items from the collection have been shown at 14 international exhibitions, in Seoul, Vienna, Paris, Prague, Shanghai and elsewhere. A 120-seat concert hall hosts evenings of traditional music.

Checked against official sources on 3 November 2026. [1] [2] [3]