The staff of the historical and cultural reserve-museum "Monuments of ancient Taraz" on October 7-8 this year took part in the scientific and practical conference "New trends and prospects for the development of museum business in Kazakhstan and archaeological research", organized by the State historical and cultural museum-reserve "Botai" within the framework of the fundamental articles of Elbasy N.A.Nazarbayev "Rukhani Zhangyru: A look into the Future" and "Seven Facets of the Great Steppe".During the conference, the staff of the museum-reserve made presentations on the topics "Turki aleminin tugyry-Taraz kalasy", "Tarikh pen syrga toly-Aisha","Kieli zherge tagzym-urpakka ulagat Akyrtas kupiyaly meken". Listeners and participants were impressed by the pearls of medieval architecture, legends and tales about them that they heard during the presentation. They admired the ancient history and cultural heritage of our city. Our colleagues from the Botai museum-reserve expressed gratitude for their participation and outlined prospects for further cooperation.