This museum was established by history teacher Zamirbek Abdykeev at the A. Moldokeev Secondary School in the village of Baizak. The collection includes many valuable artifacts, most of which date back to past centuries.
With 40 years of experience, the teacher emphasizes the importance of the museum for future generations.
“It was decided with the director to expand the museum thanks to a new space. We store artifacts from the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, modern times, the Soviet period, and contemporary items, as well as objects that illustrate the historical processes of our village,” he explains.
Among the exhibits is a small Buddha, presumably dating from the 2nd to the 6th centuries, found in the Kara-Keche valley. There are about seven Buddha statues in Kyrgyzstan, but none of them have inscriptions, unlike our find. The unique inscriptions on it have attracted the attention of researchers, and scholars have already come to study it, including specialists from the central museum in Bishkek,” adds the historian.
The current collection of the museum consists of over 400 exhibits.
Here you can see Stone Age tools, spearheads, plow handles, petroglyphs, as well as stones for agriculture and seed cleaning. In addition, silver bags, jewelry, and dishes from the medieval Saka era are also presented.
Kanybek Nasibaly uulu, head of the district education department, reports that historical museums are planned to be created in every school. This will allow future generations to better understand history.
“History is the foundation of the future, so creating museums for schoolchildren is the right step. We hope to open such museums in every school. It is a visual and organized museum where students can apply their knowledge in practice,” he emphasizes.
Melis Esenkulov, a history teacher from the A. Suimanov School in the village of Kuiruchuk, emphasizes the need to preserve the collected artifacts.
“This museum will become a powerful tool for engaging schoolchildren with history. I was impressed by the visit, as the museum features exhibits covering five historical eras,” he notes.
“The exhibits provide an opportunity to conduct an entire semester of lessons on the history of Kyrgyzstan,” adds Esenkulov.
In the Jumgal district, there are a total of 24 schools, and most of them do not have historical museums.
The only historical ethnographic museum is located in the center of the district.
