https://youtu.be/vftoauanN0s The staff of the National Center for Manuscripts and Rare Books extend their heartfelt congratulations to everyone on the New Year! The New Year is a symbol of new opportunities and bright beginnings, as well as hope and good plans for the future. The Year of the Horse is associated with a…
The purpose of the event was to foster love for the homeland and native land among the younger generation, to encourage respect for the native language, customs, and traditions, and to cultivate patriotic values. The festive event served as an open intellectual platform, providing the Center’s staff with an opportunity to present reports…
https://youtu.be/xaeujR7qSpk Twenty-seven historical documents brought from Iranian archival collections have been put on display at the National Museum. The manuscript copies contain many valuable records related to the history of Kazakhstan in the nineteenth century. All of the documents are written in Persian. Among them are materials concerning political and consular relations between…
The main goal of the forum was to engage the expertise of Kazakhstani scholars working abroad in the scientific and innovative development of the country, as well as to present Kazakhstan’s intellectual potential at the international level. The forum gathered around 100 scholars from Kazakhstan and more than 40 scholars and experts from…
During the seminar, specialists in document restoration and conservation from various countries exchanged experience, presented their reports, and familiarized themselves with Matenadaran’s achievements in this field. In addition, master classes were conducted by leading global experts in bookbinding, document restoration, and handmade paper production. The National Center of Manuscripts and Rare Books was…
https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mam/press/news/details/1106045 The purpose of the exhibition was to showcase the development of written heritage from ancient times to the present day, to increase interest in national cultural and historical values, and to explain the importance of preserving and protecting manuscripts. The exhibition featured rare manuscripts in Old Turkic from the 8th–9th centuries written…
Purpose of the event. The broad popularization of the life and creative legacy of the great thinker, scholar, and philosopher Abu Nasr al-Farabi in the context of the world history of civilizations; a comprehensive analysis of his enormous contribution to the development of such scientific fields as philosophy, logic, music, medicine, and mathematics;…
Ancient books can be restored. Domestic restorers are reconstructing the missing parts of books and documents. To do this, they handcraft paper that closely matches the original. There is constant activity at the National Center of Manuscripts and Rare Books. Specialists not only restore ancient works and valuable documents, but are also mastering…
In the very heart of Astana, there is a place where the past comes alive on the yellowed pages of ancient books. The National Center of Manuscripts and Rare Books is a unique repository of the spiritual heritage of the Kazakh people. Here, forgotten manuscripts are revived, their secrets explored, and the lost…
On October 23–24, 2025, the XII International Congress “The Library as a Phenomenon of Culture” was held at the National Library of Belarus in Minsk, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. The event brought together representatives from the CIS countries, as well as from Indonesia, Mali, Myanmar, Oman, Palestine, Serbia,…
