Sultanova Madina Ernestovna
b. 1971–2020

Candidate in Art History, Associated Professor

The member of the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO

Senior associate researcher of the “Restoration of historical sites of the Kultobe settlement” project

Deputy Director for research of the “Kazakh research institute of culture”. From 2014 to 2020 research adviser and executive the number of significant projects “Traditional animalistic images and motives in the art and culture of Kazakh nomads (ancient time, Middle Ages and new time)”, “The localization map of historical and cultural objects, as well as places of pilgrimage in Kazakhstan”, “The virtual map of cultural and tourist visibility of Kazakhstan” and many others.

Executive in international projects “Video documentation of the NCH in Central Asia” (ICHCAP, Seoul), “The role of women in preservation and popularization of non-material cultural heritage” (ICHCAP, Seoul) and others. Participated in a number of site expeditions.

Starting from 2019 the senior associate researcher of the “Restoration of historical sites of the Kultobe settlement” project.

She has published more than 80 research works: “Phenomenon of “pure art” in the art traditions of nomads”, “The animalistic universe of Kazakh culture in the diagram of eras, “The album of historical and cultural objects and places of universal pilgrimage of Kazakhstan” and many others.