Botanical garden reconstruction
A charity project to reconstruct the main botanical garden in Almaty was completed in 2020. The goal of the project is to carefully restore the garden while preserving the integrity and distinctive character of its territory, modernizing the infrastructure and increasing the green fund. 174,300 new plants were planted in the Botanical Garden – more […]
Musical evenings in the open air
Dear residents and guests of Almaty! We invite you to open-air musical evenings in the botanical garden. Classical and jazz musicians of the city will perform for you.
Over 210 thousand persons visited the Almaty Botanic Garden within three months since its opening on June 15 after the reconstruction. For comparison: about 50 thousand persons visited the garden within 2017, which was the peak year in terms of attendance over the previous decade. The heads of the Foundation and the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction summarized the results of the renovated garden operation and spoke about their future plans.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev visited the Main Botanic Garden as part of his working visit to Almaty. The head of the state got acquainted with the results of the botanic garden reconstruction. The project was initiated in 2018 by the Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation at the request of the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction.
Almaty Botanical Garden Reconstruction is within Reach of Completion
Three new up-to-date entrance pavilions, beautification of 17.7 Ha of public areas, 2,760 additional cubic meter of water per day for plant watering, 13 kilometers of irrigation canals, many kilometers of drip and automatic irrigation systems, 1,500 grass-root lanterns, 130 surveillance cameras, 250 benches, 50 thousand square meters of renewed roads, 174.3 thousand of new plants are the results of the Almaty Main Botanic Garden reconstruction.
Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation allocated more than KZT 6 billion for charity projects in 2019
Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation expanded its activities in 2019. The total amount allocated for charity projects amounted to more than KZT 6 billion, which is six times more than a year before. This was announced at the press conference following the results of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, which was held today in Nur-Sultan. The results of the year were summarized by members of the Board of Trustees Almaz Sharman, Olzhas Suleimenov, Zhaniya Aubakirova and Director of the Foundation Marat Aitmagambetov.
Main Botanic Garden of Almaty Will Be Closed for 4 Months
The Main Botanic Garden will be closed for visiting for the period of active reconstruction phase from July 1 to November 1, 2019.
Akim of Almaty city Baurzhan Baibek and sponsor and businessman Bulat Utemuratov visited the Main Botanic Garden for acquaintance with its reconstruction progress.
Director of the Foundation Told about Botanic Garden Reconstruction Stages
We are often asked: what is the stage of the Almaty Main Botanic Garden Reconstruction Project? Answer to this question was given by Director of the Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation Marat Aitmagambetov in the exclusive interview to Almaty TV-channel.