The purpose of the article is a scientific analysis of the history of the formation and development of the state historical and cultural reserve-museum «Azret-Sultan», one of the largest historical monuments of Kazakhstan. In addition, to show their own point of view to the spiritual and social aspects of the modern activities of this museum.

One of the tasks of the research work is to determine the essence of the historical and spiritual reasons that determine the significance of the formation and development of the museum. Today, the assessment of the museum's role in state and public spaces is relevant. We set ourselves the task of analyzing the statistical data of museum visitors and developing a general judgment.

As the relevance of the research work, we would call the inadmissibility of the stagnation of the consequences of spiritual and cultural consciousness in modern information and global movements. We especially promote the activities of museums as one of the sources of education of the younger generation in order to protect themselves from the flow of information waves and not lose their national and cultural identity. It is obvious that the ability to properly convey the historical and cultural resources of the Azret-Sultan Museum to the consciousness of the younger generation enriches their spiritual values.

As a result of the research, a comprehensive analysis of the historical ways of formation and development of the Azret-Sultan Museum was carried out. At the same time, on the basis of various examples, an assessment of the historical and spiritual activities of the museum today is given. Opinions were expressed on the future significance of the development of museums.