Almaty: an attack on the Kasteyev Art Museum, the largest in Kazakhstan and one of the biggest in Asia

In Almaty, an attack has been carried out on the Kasteyev Art Museum, the largest in Kazakhstan and one of the biggest in the Asian region. The priceless collection, which includes works by Dürer, Savrasov, Repin, Konchalovsky, Saryan, Sidorkin and Khludov, remains intact. In the photograph: the halls of the Kasteyev Museum.

upd Several media outlets report an attack on the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan with similar details, so the original report most probably meant that museum. The rioters broke down the doors and burst inside, intending to plunder the display cases in which the antique weaponry is kept. The museum's deputy director reports that she managed to persuade the marauders who had broken in not to touch the most valuable exhibits, since they are the common heritage of all