Culture

The Russian State Museum of Oriental Arts has showcased works by Azerbaijani sculptors, restored with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azernews reports, citing Azertac. The sculptures were shown as part of the exhibition “Remembering Socialist Realism. Azerbaijan. Easel Sculpture of the 1940s-1950s” organized with the support of the Heydar …

Organized by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture, the 8th Baku International Book Fair has today successfully opened at the Baku Expo Center. More than 60 foreign organizations from more than 10 countries, 118 local publishing and printing houses, as well as bookstores and cultural centres are taking part in the fair, …

Greek karfitsa.gr news portal has posted an article highlighting Azerbaijan’s rich musical heritage. Written by Chairman of the “GALA” Greek-Azerbaijani Friendship Society Rashid Mammadov, the article provided an insight into the ancient and rich history of Azerbaijani music. The article also highlighted genius Azerbaijani composer, pioneer of the modern Azerbaijani …

Film director, People’s Artist Vagif Mustafayev has announced a new documentary about Azerbaijan’s prominent composer Fikrat Amirov, Azernews reports. Vagif Mustafayev said that at the panel discussions within the Shusha Talks project, initiated by the Culture Ministry, to revive the art in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories. Mustafayev noted that Fikrat Amirov’s …

World-famous chess players have gathered in Azerbaijan’s historical city to take part in Shusha Chess – 2022, Azernews reports. The international chess tournament was co-organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Azerbaijan Chess Federation (ACF) as well as the Shusha City State Reserve to celebrate the 190th …

The Azerbaijani Carpet Museum is pleased to announce the opening of the Dress to Impress: Exhibition of the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade on September 17, Azernews reports via the museum. The event is timed to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Serbia. The exhibition will …

National Carpet Museum invites you to join a lecture on the Shusha carpets with plots on September 17, Azernews reports, citing the museum. The event participants will be informed about the ideas and artistic structure of the XIX-XX century Shusha carpets kept in the museum, as well as the lifestyle of …

An Azerbaijani delegation has participated at the Festival of National Cultures held on the occasion of the 855th anniversary of the city of Gomel, Belarus. At the festival, the representatives of the “Congress of Azerbaijani Communities” of Belarus demonstrated the culture, traditions, and national cuisine of Azerbaijani people. The visitors …

Centuries-old Majlis-Uns literary circle is currently enjoying a remarkable revival in Azerbaijan’s cultural center, Azernews reports. Majlis-Uns is a literary circle that operated in the second half of the 19th century in the city of Shusha under the leadership of the poetess, daughter of the last Karabakh khan Khurshidbanu Natavan. …

Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi was an Azerbaijani architect and one of the prominent representatives of the Karabakh architecture school. He made a special contribution to the development of architecture of Karabakh. In buildings built by him, especially in the mosques the constructive elements of the eastern architecture were connected to local …