Abai Literary Memorial Museum, Literary memorial museum in Semey, Kazakhstan.

The Abai Literary Memorial Museum occupies the house of merchant Roman Ershov in Semey, built in the style of the era when Abai lived. Its 11 themed halls hold 22,304 items, among them the two-stringed dombra, kobyz and sybyzgy in the "Melody of the Steppe" hall and the saddle and dress of Abai's wife Aigerim in the family hall.

The museum was established by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the Kazakh SSR on 1 April 1940, ahead of Abai's 95th birthday, and opened on 16 October 1940. It is the first literary memorial museum in Kazakhstan. From 1947 to 1951 it was part of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR. In 1990 it was reorganised into the Abai State Historical-Cultural and Literary-Memorial Museum-Reserve.

The museum's eleven themed halls are named after Abai's life and work, from 'Abai. Seasons of the Year' to 'Words of Edification'. In the 'Melody of the Steppe' hall, visitors can stand before a display case and choose to hear a two-stringed dombra, a kobyz or a sybyzgy played by professional musicians through directed sound. The 'Childhood of Abai' hall includes a touchscreen where visitors select a tale by his grandmother Zere and see it projected onto the white felt of a yurt.

The museum occupies the former house of merchant Roman Yershov, a state architectural monument, and its 11 themed halls are spread over more than one floor, so plan a route rather than wandering. The "Melody of the Steppe" hall lets visitors listen to each instrument through individually directed sound at the display case. The "Words of Edification" hall ends with Abai's blessing, read as a farewell to the visit.

In 1885 Abai gave a set of everyday objects to the Semipalatinsk regional museum through his Russian friend N. Dolgopolov; these items, said to bear the imprint of his palm, are now among the collection's most valued holdings. They include dombras, a saddle, a yurt's furnishings, weapons and a togyzkumalak board.