About
Manifesto
They are no longer here. But their voice remains.
We hear Batyrkhan in every saxophone. Murat in every 'Boy, Do You Want Happiness.' Tsoi in every wall that bears his name.
They left us an amanat — a sacred legacy that cannot be lost. It can only be passed forward.
AMANAT is a space where their art sounds anew. Through the eyes of artists, through screens and gallery walls, through a portal that never closes.
Why AMANAT
Amanat (Kazakh) means a sacred legacy — something precious entrusted to the next generation for safekeeping. In Kazakh culture, amanat is not just memory; it is an obligation: to preserve, to enrich, to pass forward.
Cultural code
a deeply Kazakh concept, understood without translation across Turkic languages
Scalability
each new creator becomes a new 'amanat': Batyr Amanaty, Murat Amanaty, Viktor Amanaty
The essence
not a memorial (grief), but a transfer of legacy (action)
Trilingual
the word sounds the same in Kazakh, Russian, and is readable in English
What Is a Phygital Exhibition
A phygital (physical + digital) exhibition is a format where physical artworks merge with digital technology. A visitor can see a painting on a gallery wall, point their phone camera at it — and hear the song that inspired the artist, see an AR animation, or read the creation story.
How It Works
Each exhibition is dedicated to one creator. Young artists create works inspired by their art — songs, films, texts. Works are selected by a jury, displayed at a partner venue, and simultaneously digitized for the online portal. The best works join the permanent AMANAT Gallery collection.
Батыр Аманаты
Esentai Gallery, Алматы
Organizers
For Artists
Want to participate in the next exhibition? Submit your application and we'll get in touch.
For Partners
The AMANAT project is open for partnerships. We are looking for organizations that share our values of cultural heritage preservation.
Project Producer
David Tuganov
President of CIAQ, Founder of TransforNATION
“We are not building a memorial — we are opening a portal that will never close. Between those who created, and those who create now.”