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Diana Mihalașcu

ADVERTISEMENT Kazakh automotive magnate, philanthropist and avid art enthusiast Nurlan Smagulov has built up a collection of over 700 artworks: from seminal Kazakh and Central Asian artists including Almagul Menlibayeva and Shaimardan Sariyev to acclaimed international figures like Alicja Kwade , Yinka Shonibare and Richard Serra. Soon this artistic bounty will be on show to the public at Almaty Museum of Arts, and belong to the city itself. Set to be the first museum of its kind in the region,