On August 28, 2026, the International Scientific and Practical Conference entitled “Modern Achievements and Future Development Opportunities in Museum Archaeology: Innovations in Conservation, Digitalization, Exhibition and Public Engagement” was held at the “Sapar” Center of the Otyrar State Archaeological Museum-Reserve.
The conference brought together scholars and researchers, archaeologists, museum professionals, representatives of research institutions and higher education institutions, as well as specialists from national, republican and regional museums of Kazakhstan, China, Türkiye, Russia and Uzbekistan in both online and offline formats.
Scientific presentations were delivered by representatives of the Central Kazakhstan Archaeological Expedition, specialists from the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, archaeologists and PhD holders in History Ubaydulla Ismoilov and Akhrorjon Abduganiev, as well as Alexander Sergeevich Zelenkov, Candidate of Historical Sciences and Chief Researcher at the Research Institute for the Study of the Ulus of Jochi, representing the Russian Federation.
The conference also featured the participation of archaeologist and scholar Marat Tuyakbayev from the Azret Sultan National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve, and Aisulu Askarqyzy Erzigitova, Head of the Archaeology Department of the Turkestan Regional Museum of Local History. The participants presented the results of their research and shared their professional experience.
The event was also attended by specialists of the State Municipal Enterprise “Association of Museums of the City of Shymkent”, including representatives of the “Shym Qala” Historical and Cultural Complex, Sairam Museum, Hakim Abai Museum, and “Rukhaniyat – Abu Nasr al-Farabi” Museum.
The main objective of the conference was to discuss modern scientific achievements and best practices in the preservation, study and promotion of archaeological heritage, as well as to explore innovative technologies in conservation, digitalization, musealization, exhibition development and public engagement.
The International Scientific and Practical Conference provided an important platform for professional exchange, discussion of modern approaches to the preservation and study of archaeological and museum heritage, and the strengthening of international scientific cooperation.
