On the occasion of the International Museum Day – May 18, an intellectual competition “The Secret Chest” among schoolchildren was held in the conference hall of the “Әзірет Сұлтан” Museum-Reserve.

The competition was opened by the Deputy Director of the “Әзірет Сұлтан” Museum-Reserve for scientific works M.Tastanbekov, congratulating all participants on the international holiday and wishing to the students success.

The competition was judged by the Deputy Director for scientific work M.Tastanbekov, Head of the Department of storage and accounting of funds N.Ashirbekova, head of the research department B.Baibolov.

The team competition was attended by students of the 6th grades of the A. Navai Gymnasium School, the N. Poshanov secondary school and the S. Rakhimov secondary school. The competition was held in the form of questions and answers. The competitors were divided into teams of The Louvre, The Metropolitan Museum, and The Hermitage. Fifteen questions were hidden in a secret chest, and each team took turns answering the questions.

According to the results of the competition, the Louvre team took the first place with 30 points, and the secondary school named after N. Poshanov took the second place with 25 points. The third place with a score of 15 points was taken by the team of “Metropolitan”, Sabyr Rakhimov secondary school.

The organizers presented prizes and special diplomas to the winning teams and prize-winners.

Baibol B., Head of the department.