On May 19-21, Astana will host the Forum of Cultural Workers dedicated to the celebration of the professional holiday - the Day of Cultural and Art Workers.

As part of the Forum, the III Kazakhstan Museum Congress will be held on May 19 at the National Museum of Kazakhstan with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the international organization TURKSOY. The congress will be devoted to theoretical and practical issues of restoring museum valuables. Scientists and museum employees from Turkey, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, as well as domestic scientists and cultural and art figures will take part in the event. One of the most important events within the congress will be the grand opening of the Scientific Center for Conservation and Restoration.

On May 19, the grand opening of the republican festival of cultural and art organizations and workers "Rukhani Kazyna - 2025" will take place. On the same day, a round table "Modern strategies and digital transformations in the development of public libraries" will be held at the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On May 20, with the participation of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, an award ceremony for cultural and art workers will be held.

On May 21, the results of the Republican Festival of Organizations and Workers of Culture and Art "Rukhani Kazyna - 2025" will be summed up, which will end with a ceremonial meeting and a Gala Concert dedicated to the professional holiday. As part of the summing up of the Forum, a ceremonial meeting of the Forum of Cultural Workers will be held in the Central Concert Hall with the participation of State Advisor Yerlan Karin.

More than 700 cultural workers from all regions of the country will take part in the Forum.