15:00 | Lecture

“Space in Kazakh Culture”

Cultural researcher Zira Nauryzbay will speak about the cosmos in traditional Kazakh culture in her distinctive, engaging style of a live investigation.

Speaker: Zira Nauryzbay

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16:10 | Lecture

“Cosmopolitics and Astroanalytics”

Researchers Nelly Bekus and Zhomart Medeuov discuss space at both global and local scales, and the influence of politics on science and technology.

Speakers: Nelly Bekus, Zhomart Medeuov

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17:30 | Panel Discussion

“Space, Heritage, and the Frontier” — moderated by Manifa Sarkulova

A panel discussion on heritage and the presence of the cosmic within museum practices.

Speakers: Dinara Ryskulbekova, Manifa Sarkulova (moderator), Leila Baqytova, Denis Sivkov, Galiya Faizullina (discussant)

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Said Atabekov, from the series “Cosmodrome Turkestan” (2020)