Culture

The first season of the long-awaited fashion project, Baku Fashion Expo 2019, has gathered fashion lovers at the International Mugham Center. At the opening ceremony, founder and executive director of the Azerbaijan Fashion Designers Association (AFDA), Aysel Huseynova, noted that Baku Fashion Expo is four days of the marathon of …

A presentation of “Word” project in a new format has been held at the Art Gallery Hotel. Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the event. Director of the project Nigar Hasanzade thanked Leyla Aliyeva for supporting the “Word” literary project. She noted that the project aims to …

Arts Council Azerbaijan and the British Embassy in the country invite Azerbaijani and British football fans to enjoy UK & AZ Graffiti Show. The graffiti show will take place at Art Residence on May 29-30, Trend Life reported. UK & AZ Graffiti Show is a creative artist battle between the …

Well-known artist Zurab Tsereteli`s exhibition titled “Possible Dimensions” has opened at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku. The Moscow Museum of Modern Art together with the Heydar Aliyev Center and the Russian Academy of Arts present the “Possible Dimensions” exhibition. Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the …

A presentation of “My little prince” animated film by Azanfilm studio has been held at the Nizami Cinema Center. Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the event. In his opening remarks, First Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers of Azerbaijan, Honored Art Worker Jamil Guliyev noted that …

Religious freedom for Jewish communities is rare. Surprisingly, one of the countries that allows the Jewish Community to practice freely is Azerbaijan, a predominantly Muslim country. Azerbaijan is 96 percent Muslim and has over 2,000 Mosques. There are also 13 churches and seven synagogues. The Jewish Community has equal rights …

The final of Miss & Mister Azerbaijan 2019, the long-awaited beauty contest, will be held at the Opera Studio of the Baku Academy of Music on May 31. In the final, 17 male and female models will compete for the crown, Trend Life reported. The jury will include its chairman, the main organizer …

The capital will host Baku Summer Jazz Days festival, a multi-faceted international project,  on June 10-15. The festival was created on the initiative of the Premier Art Management production center with the support of the Culture Ministry, Trend Life reported. Talented musicians from Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, France, Georgia and Switzerland …

Gazelli Art House Baku has presented “Labyrinths of Light”, a four year survey of the artist Stanley Casselman, curated by David Anfam. This exhibition marks Casselman’s second solo show with the gallery and includes a concise selection from the Frequency, Untitled-Presence, Day One and Liquid series. Throughout his career, Casselman’s …

Vagif is prominent in the history of Azerbaijan due to his literary and political activities. He was a great poet, the founder of the new realism genre in Azerbaijani poetry, and also an Eshikagasi, the minister of foreign affairs in the Karabakh khanate. Vagif was born in the Kazakh district …