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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 …

Director of the International Mugham Center, Honored Artist, tar player Sahib Pashazade, and the center’s soloist, Honored Artist, drummer Kamran Karimov have successfully represented Azerbaijan at the first-ever World Culture Festival held in Karachi, Pakistan, Azernews reports citing Azertag. The festival, organized by the “Art Council Pakistan”, will continue until October 30 and …

A book presentation, “Sweet Pearls of Western Azerbaijan,” prepared under the Grant project implemented by the Azerbaijan Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organisations, Azernews reports. The event took place at Azerbaijan National Culinary Association on International Chefs Day (October 20). Authored by President of the Azerbaijan National Culinary Association Tahir Amiraslanov …

The 12th session of the ICESCO Islamic World Heritage Committee has commenced its work in Shusha, the cultural capital of the Islamic World 2024, Azernews reports. The guests arriving in Shusha first took an excursion to cultural heritage sites. Special Representative of the Azerbaijani President in Shusha district, Aydin Karimov, greeted the …