Artifacts At Almaty's Academy of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Academy of Science building houses a few quirky museums. You've got spaces devoted to archeology, nature, books, history of science, whatever seems to be related to geeking out over the world around us. Let the research begin!

Archeology museum. Plenty of bones about it.

Emaciated elephant. Cutaway of a royal, Scythian, ceremonial burial. Yup, your horses get the honor of being buried with you. In case you need to gallop in the afterlife.

A diorama re-creation of great Silk Road era scholars, chatting on a veranda near a market. All great work was done in range of kebab and rug aromas.

Fun with foam and paint. Dioramas of dinosaur era landscapes. Looking a bit like seventh grade science fair presentations.

Bookmen. Either by hand written scroll or modern typewriter, the ideas flow.