INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD IN ALMATY

An international conference titled “Conservation of 20th-Century Architectural Heritage: Global Challenges of the Present” is being held in Almaty. As part of the international event, Olzhas Shariyazdanov, Director General of RSE “Qazrestoration,” delivered a presentation.

The conference is being held with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is organized at the Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering jointly by the ICOMOS National Committee of Kazakhstan, the ICOMOS National Committee of Germany, and the Academy’s UNESCO Chair.

Leading international and Kazakh experts in the field of cultural heritage took part in the conference and delivered presentations. Among them are Dr. R. Alatalu, Vice-President of ICOMOS International (Estonia); Dr. J. Haspel, former President of ICOMOS Germany; M. Pereira, Head of the ICOMOS EPWG International Young Professionals Group; Dr. R. Mirzikashvili, official expert of the ICOMOS World Heritage Panel; and other specialists.

In his presentation, Olzhas Shariyazdanov, Director General of RSE “Qazrestoration,” presented the organization’s systematic efforts to conserve Kazakhstan’s historical and cultural heritage. He also noted that, in October 2025, in accordance with the requirements of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the Ascension Cathedral, the Government House, and the Kazakhstan Hotel were proposed for inclusion in and subsequently added to the Tentative List.

The event is scheduled to take place over five days, from 17 to 21 August. As part of the programme, an exhibition and a summer school will also be organized for the participants.