Concert complex to be built with Aga Khan Foundation’s support in Bishkek

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, and the General Manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), Luis Monreal, recently discussed the restoration of a concert hall at the Mukash Abdraev Republican Secondary Special Music Boarding School in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The concert complex will include two concert halls, a music museum, a resource centre for music and education development, a rehearsal room, exhibition spaces and a conference hall. The parties commended the 20-year partnership between Kyrgyzstan and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), and discussed the implementation of projects aimed at supporting the development of education, healthcare and infrastructure. Comprehensive work is also underway to support and develop cultural heritage, including programmes for the preservation, research and dissemination of cultural values.