The Night at the Museum Event was held at S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, in the course of which guests became the heroes of hystorical legends.  

Five platforms were presented to the event’s attendees; each of them represented fragments of historical events.

The Kazakh national musical instrument, kobyz, was demonstrated at the first platform. Also a legend about its creation and the life of an outstanding Turkic soothsayer Korkyt ata was told. The live performance of the kuy Zhalghys ayak became one of the highlights of the event. A short stage play featuring a performance by Zhuldyz Zhumadilova, a famous dombrist, was presented to the audience. 

The next platform made guests experience the atmosphere of the nomad epoch. They were given much information about masters-zergers, the Kazakh applied arts and the traditions of our ancestry. Thereafter, guests got acquainted with batyrs, who protected their motherland with courage and honor. They told the audience about weapons of past ages and the qualities of an ideal batyr. 

In conclusion, guests visited the City of Masters, where painters created their masterpieces and craftsmen made jewelries and household items. 

Despite its juvenile age, the museum complex of S. Toraighyrov PSU is a preserver of the cultural heritage of the Kazakh people. It gives an insight into academic, scientific, cultural, educational activity of the University: from its establishment till the present time. 

The museum complex includes nine museums, i.e. the museum of history of science, the museum of history of enginery, geological and architectural museums, the museum of history of PSU, the museum dedicated to the works of the Dos-Mukasan Vim the museum of the mineral resources base of Kazakhstan and the museum of invertebrates.

“Students and guests of the University were given a good opportunity to feel the amazing atmosphere of the museum and observed the moment its exponents came to life. Participants of the event were given an interesting excursion into the remote past, visited the Kazakh yurta and were told ancient legends,” said Director of the museum complex Gulnar Rakhimzhanova.