Culture

The summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States (Turkic Council), scheduled for March 31, 2021 in Kazakhstan’s Turkestan city, will be held via videoconference, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. “Due to the pandemic situation, the Kazakh side made a decision to hold an unofficial …

Cultural figures and representatives of diplomatic missions have viewed art works inspired by Novruz holiday at National Art Museum. Metal products, exquisite examples of artistic embroidery, carpets and national clothes, paintings by Azerbaijani artists grabbed the attention of art lovers. The exposition includes works by prominent Azerbaijani artists – Sattar Bahlulzade, Maral Rahmanzade, …

“No matter how close the Azerbaijani and Turkish peoples are in origin, history and mentality, they should learn as much as possible about their roots and spiritual ties. In this knowledge, the main role belongs to literature. Despite the fact that the works of Magsud Ibrahimbeyov are written in Russian, …

A photo exhibition “Seven  beauties” has opened at Baku Book Center as part of Art Fest Nizami. The exhibition was organized by Arts Council Azerbaijan with the assistance of the Culture Ministry. The photo exhibition includes 21 photographs by Lala Huseynova, Alexander Karyagin, Mirsadikh Huseynov, Farhad Alekperli, Simon Peter, Emin Guliyev and Madina Dorozhkina. Each …

The International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation has published a book entitled “Azerbaijan on the Silk Road” in English and Russian. The publication of the book is the first part of the large-scale international project “Turkic-speaking states on the Great Silk Road” being implemented by the Foundation, Azertag reported. The book …

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Culture Anar Karimov has met with Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the country Sami Abdullah Ghosheh. Minister Anar Karimov hailed the successful development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Jordan in many areas. He noted that the friendly relations between the two countries also …

National Theater Day was solemnly marked at Azerbaijan Theatre Workers Union on March 10. Prominent public and art figures, representatives of the Culture Ministry attended timed to the148 anniversary of the national theater. Speaking at the event, the Culture Minister Anar Karimov noted that Azerbaijani theater art has a long history. National Theater in Azerbaijan was created in …

Forty Azerbaijani and Czech tourism companies have met in an online meeting in B2B (Business to Business) format to discuss how to develop relations in the tourism industry. Representatives of Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the Czech Republic, the Embassy of the Czech Republic …

“Our visit to Turkey has been fruitful. As we met in Ankara we exchanged views on the expansion of cooperation and experience in the fields of culture, art, museum and library,” said Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Anar Karimov. Touching upon the meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, the …

Azerbaijan Culture Minister Anar Karimov is on a visit to Turkey. The delegation includes the Head of the ministry’s office Vasif Eyvazzade, Head of the State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Azad Jafarli, and the heads of the department’s structural …