Culture

Smithsonian Wants to Show Americans Different Side of Kazakhstan

By Assel Satubaldina on 27 June 2026

ASTANA – Ask Americans what they know about Kazakhstan and many may struggle to answer. The Smithsonian hopes to change that, not through politics or economics, but through culture. In an interview with The Astana Times, Halle Butvin, director of strategic initiatives and external affairs at the Smithsonian Center...