Culture

The 9th season of the Azerbaijan Fashion Week (AFW) will gather fashion lovers at the Stone Chronicle Museum on May 1-3. AFW is a clear manifestation of the current ideas about beauty. Side by side with priceless exhibits that have come down to us through the millennia, Azerbaijani and international …

Last year, the festival dedicated to the legendary Azerbaijani poet Seyyid Imadeddin Nasimi was successfully held in Azerbaijan. The project was implemented on an international scale with the participation of world-famous singers, philosophers, scientists, who write about spirituality in modern society, as well as professionals, amateurs in this field and young people. …

An Azerbaijani delegation is participating in the international Arabian Travel Market (ATM 2019) tourism fair in Dubai, the UAE. Azerbaijan Airlines and Heydar Aliyev International Airport are among participants of the four-day tourism fair. Representatives of the Association of Football Federation of Azerbaijan (AFFA) are also attending the exhibition in …

“Ali and Nino”, filmed with the support of the Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, has been screened in Turkey. Many officials, including ambassadors, science and culture figures, etc. participated in the event co-organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Turkey and SOCAR, Azertag reported. …

In cooperation with the Park Cinema, the United States Embassy in Azerbaijan will sponsor the first American Film Festival in Baku. All films will be shown at the Park Cinema Flame Towers on May 1-5, 2019 and will showcase the Power of the Human Spirit. Five remarkable and diverse films …

The 7th meeting of the UNESCO National Commissions and Committees of TURKSOY Member Countries has been held in the city of Osh, Kyrgyz Republic. Addressing the event, Ambassador-at-Large, Secretary-General of the National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO Elnur Sultanov described the meeting as a sign of solidarity …

The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum presents different schools and techniques from around the entire country, as well as covering various historical states and the development of carpet weaving. It has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world. Among the exhibits are a spectacular Tabriz rug, called Ovchulug, and a …

Azerbaijani State Song and Dance Ensemble has won the first place at international festival of ethnic dances of the Turkic states. The dance ensemble performed under the guidance of Honored Art Worker Elchin Abbasov, Trend Life reported. The festival was held within the opening ceremony for the “Osh is the Culture …

Khinalig is the ancient village in Azerbaijan. The village is located an hour drive along a new road from Guba city. Khinalig has developed its own culture and traditions, and even its own language. The village is over 5,000 years old. For centuries, this village was cut off from the …

The Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles has hosted a photo exhibition of award-winning Azerbaijani photographer Etibar Jafarov. The event was attended by foreign diplomats, representatives of science and culture, journalists, as well as leaders and members of Azerbaijani, Turkish, Jewish and Iranian communities. Opening the event titled “Colors …