Chapman Taylor’s design for Almaty Museum of Arts presented in Kazakhstan
Chapman Taylor’s design for the new Almaty Museum of Arts, which will be one of the city’s major cultural focal points, has been presented to the public in Kazakhstan.
The museum will exhibit the work of international contemporary artists and 20th century Central Asian art from the collection of Nurlan Smagulov.
The project is located on a prominent city centre site at the intersection between Al-Farabi Avenue and Nazarbayev Avenue. A new Ballet Theatre is being constructed adjacent to the museum, which will create a new cultural quarter for the city.
The concept is derived from the relationship between the city and the mountains. A building form representing the mountains, and a form reflecting the city, are interconnected to create a dynamic external and interior expression.
The 10,000m2 building contains the facilities for permanent galleries, temporary exhibitions, featured artists’ rooms, a library and visible art storage and conservation laboratories. The galleries are arranged around a central, enclosed art street which seamlessly extends out to a variety of exterior terraces, plazas and parkscapes. These spaces are for public interaction and for urban art displays.