In autumn 2025, the Almaty Museum of Arts, founded by collector and philanthropist Nurlan Smagulov, opened in the heart of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The museum is based on Nurlan Smagulov's personal collection, amassed over the past three decades, which includes over 700 works of Kazakh art and is one of the largest private collections of its kind.
The museum also features works by international artists: Richard Serra, Anselm Kiefer, Yayoi Kusama, Bill Viola, Yinka Shonibare, Jaume Plensa, Alicja Kwade, Fernand Léger.
Social Projects
Almaty Museum of Arts
Nurlan Smagulov Foundation
Philanthropy, charity, and volunteering are an important part of Astana Group's internal and external policies.
In 2020, these activities were consolidated under the management of the Nurlan Smagulov Charitable Foundation, and now the group of companies annually allocates up to 5 billion tenge for patronage and charity.
