- The main activities of the Museum are: the studing of nature, processes of economic, political and cultural development of the city from antiquity to the present time.
- The goals of the Museum are:
-Ensuring the preservation, accounting, recruitment and restoration of historical and cultural values;
-Promotion of achievements of historical science and local history, kazakh folk art and material culture, life, traditions of all peoples inhabiting the territory of the region;
Creating a sense of Kazakhstan patriotism, the aesthetic and moral education of the younger generation and the entire population through the propagation of historical knowledge and local history;
-Interaction with national cultural centers, promotion of mutual enrichment of national cultures in the region;
-Participation in international cultural events, actions.
- The Museum carries out different activities to realize the set goal:
- Organization of historical and ethnographic expeditions, reconnaissance, scientific missions for the creation of a fund;
- Identification and studying of materials stored in state archival institutions, libraries, private collections and in the funds of other museums;
- Procurement of rare historical and ethnographic materials among the population;
- Creating a collection among participants of historical events, veterans at the enterprises, establishments, educational institutions;
- Planning and formation of stationary expositions and traveling exhibitions;
- Carrying out mass scientific and educational work on the basis of stationary expositions, thematic exhibitions and fund collections;
- Carrying out of survey and thematic excursions on stationary and mobile exhibitions;
- Advice on local history, methodological and practical assistance to state and public museums;
- Organization of history lessons and circle work for school children;
- Promotion of life and activities of the older generation;
- Holding days of specialized services for schoolchildren;
-Creation and publication of guides to museum halls and historical sites, catalogs, local history calendars on anniversary dates, reports of expeditions, information materials, programs of work with schools and universities;
- Organization of museum research for students of historical faculties;
-Identification and generalization of the experience of museum work;
-Contracting with state and public organizations, creative unions, military, commercial structures and others, for museum services.