Prince Azat Akimbek is a world-renowned collector, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan. From 1972 to the present day, he has managed to assemble a unique collection of works of Uyghur folk and applied art, created by masters of East Turkestan, Kashgar, Khotan, Turfan, Kuchar, Aksu and other cities. He organized and held 74 exhibitions in Kazakhstan, as well as in other countries.

The exhibition features over 70 works by Uyghur artists. All of them are famous masters with world names, actively working in the creative arena. This is a generation of creators who received professional education and recognition, these are natives of Almaty and the Almaty region. In a word, these are mature artists who have passed their creative path, with an established worldview and a broad outlook.

The history of the development of Uyghur fine art in Kazakhstan can be called unique. The Uyghur ethnic group is a numerous group living on Kazakh land for several generations. The peculiarities of the artistic culture of the Uyghurs is the respectful and careful preservation of traditional Uyghur art and its development in the modern decorative, applied, musical and dance spheres. The beginning of professional fine art in the Uyghur environment rightfully belongs to Avakri Shamsi (Abubakir Shamsutdinov (1903–1987)), as in the Kazakh - to Abylkhan Kasteev. Through the picturesque fixation of the dramatic events of distant years, A. Shamsi primarily shows the desire of his people for independence and freedom.

The viewer is presented with unique works by artists who worked and work in professional art – in painting and graphics: People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Academician of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan Medat Kagarov, winner of the gold medal of the International Exhibition in Cannes (France. 2005) Abdukarim Isa, member of the Union of Designers of Kazakhstan, Professor of the Faculty of Design of KazGASA Arken Zulfikar, People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Academician of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts Lekim Ibragimov, Honored Worker of Culture of Kyrgyzstan Sabit Babadzhanov, Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Academician of the Academy of Arts of Kazakhstan Akhmet Akhat, President of the Academy of Arts of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China Kerim Nasirdin, etc.

The exhibition will last until May 1, 2024.

At the address: Almaty, Koktem-3