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A commemorative event dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the prominent mugham singer, People’s Artist Hajibaba Huseynov has been held at the International Mugham Center as part of the “Nadir muğam ifaçıları” (Unique Mugham Performers) project, Azernews reports. Addressing the event, the director of the center, Honored Artist Sahib Pashazade, stressed that …

Azerbaijan National Art Museum invites you to join the evening themed “Ode to Love: The Ali and Nino Ball” – an exquisite ball inspired by the legendary love story of Ali and Nino, Azernews reports. The event will take place at the museum on January 13. “Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of …

A literary-artistic evening titled “Aşiqi-sadiq mənəm” dedicated to the 530th anniversary of the great poet and philosopher Muhammad Fuzuli has been held at the International Mugham Center, Azernews reports. The event was organized jointly by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, the International Mugham Center and the Azerbaijan Writers’ Union. The evening was hosted …

National Carpet Museum has opened an exhibition “Sultan’s Prayer Shirts”, co-organized by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, Baku Yunus Emre Institute, and the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Azernews reports. The exhibition features works based on prayer shirts worn by Ottoman sultans. A total of 23 works reflecting the historical peculiarities of the Ottoman …

Summit on Gaming Technologies (G-HUB) has been held in Shusha with the organization of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, Azernews reports. The event aims at promoting collaboration and development in the field of gaming technologies in Islamic countries. Chief of the Department on Creative Industries and Digital Development at the Culture Ministry Rashad …

Renowned theatre troupes from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Iran have participated in the 4th Shaki International Theater Festival, which marks the 145th anniversary of the establishment of national professional theatre in the country, Azernews reports. The event is jointly organized by the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry in partnership with Shaki City Executive Power …

On November 3, the Azerbaijani delegation attending the 41st International Book Fair in Istanbul visited the Heydar Aliyev monument in Heydar Aliyev Park, located in the Sariyer district, Azernews reports. The participants laid flowers at the monument and paid tribute to his memory. Attendees included Farid Jafarov, Deputy Minister of Culture of …

The Symphony Orchestra of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has been held at State Academic Philharmonic Hall, Azernews reports. At the opening, world-famous performer, director of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, People’s Artist Yusif Eyvazov stressed the importance of the development of classical art, and its successes …

International Mugham Center has hosted a creative evening dedicated to well-known accordionist Nizami Asgarov, Azernews reports. At the evening, Doctor of Philosophy in Art Criticism, Honored Cultural Worker Saadat Takhmirazgizi spoke about Nizami Asgarov’s work, his qualities as a wonderful musician, an experienced teacher who played an important role in the formation …

Yusif Aghayev’s book “Military art of the XI-XIII centuries in the works of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi” has been presented at the National History Museum, Azernews reports. This publication illuminates important and little-studied military issues for the history of Azerbaijan. It is known that Nizami Ganjavi’s works are invaluable sources …