The memorial house-museum dedicated to Kazakh academician Kanysh Satbayev was opened in 1989, as part of the celebrations of his 90th birthday.

First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the opening of the museum.

[1] In 2009, the museum moved to the Gylym Ordasy [ru] complex, the building of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, where a completely renewed exposition was created.

The exposition of the first three halls contains displays related to Satbayev's childhood, his work, and his contribution to the development of Kazakhstan's economy, science and culture.

His work in organizing Kazakhstan's geological service, and the formation of the pioneers of Kazakhstani industry in such cities as Jezkazgan, Karaganda, Guryev and others are covered.