Evolution In Dioramas At The State Museum In Almaty

Dioramas are great. You can create whatever world you want, present what is basically the artists' or craftsmens' work as fact. What did the world look like so long ago? Let's let the State Museum show us.

In the beginning, a lot of water and some volcanoes. Mostly, a 2D world.

Mmm, under that water, bursting life. It turns out, mostly squid. Progress on land and in the air. Rotting flora, emerging animals and a big dragonfly.

Dino arrival.

And dino turf wars. C'mon, isn't there enough land for every being?

The age of stone. Or is that guy on the left checking his Fred Flinstone-esque "smart" rock phone?

Seeing More Stuff At The State Museum In Almaty

Continuing a meander through the State Museum, more history and curiosities to see. 

Interior of a yurt. You can't call yourself a legit museum in Central Asia without a yurt.

Rural, domestic life. A dog day afternoon by the fields. Musical pleasures with handmade, wood instruments. On the left, a collection of the national instrument, the dombra.

About those fields. They're for cotton and it's woman's work to do the processing, spinning.

Other cultures, groups in Kazakhstan. Jewish religious articles, a pouch for a tallit, prayer shawl, and a set of Tefillin, leather boxes containing prayers. Ceremonial Korean dress.

Big Soviet-Kazakh memorial, tribute, diorama to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.