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The 15th Baku International Film Festival has officially opened at Nizami Cinema Center, Azernews reports. The Baku International Film Festival, established by the Young Filmmakers Center, is being held this year from October 4 to 8 with the support of the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry and the Film Agency. The project is part …

  Head of the Azerbaijan National Costume Center, a member of the Eurasian Association of Ethnodesigners, and a PhD in Art Studies Gulnara Khalilova has presented the photo project “Kharibulbul” in Norway based on her collection of the same name, Azernews reports. This project united the talents of a musician, a photographer, …

YARAT Contemporary Art Space will screen Wong Kar Wai’s film “In the Mood for Love,” a representative of the Hong Kong “New Wave” on August 8 as part of the current group exhibition “Unobserved Desires”, Azernews reports citing YARAT. “In the Mood for Love” is a sophisticated drama delicately touching on themes of …

National Carpet Museum has presented Daryanur Carpet, which belongs to Garabagh Group, Azernews reports. The carpet was made by the National Carpet Museum for the Janis Akuraters Museum in Latvia. The Azerbaijani Ambassador to Latvia Elnur Sultanov, Speaker of the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) Daiga Mierina, director of the National Carpet Museum Amina …

Thirty one year have passed since the establishment of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY), Azernews reports. On July 12, 1993, at a meeting held in Almaty with the participation of the ministers of culture of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkiye and Turkmenistan, an agreement was signed on the establishment of …

Director of the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Turkiye Samir Abbasov has met with the director of Directorate of Culture and Tourism of Konya, Azernews reports. During the meeting, the sides hailed the high-level relations between the two states in all fields and exchanged views on the perspectives of cultural cooperation. Among the …

Azerbaijan’s Goygol district gets ready for Nomadic Culture Festival scheduled for July 5-7, Azernews reports. The event is co-organized by Javad Khan History and Culture Foundation and Kap.az – Different Tourism LLC, State Tourism Agency, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), World Ethsport Confederation with the support …

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has received Azerbaijan Culture Minister Adil Karimli, who was visiting Tashkent, Azernews reports. Adil Karimli conveyed the greetings and good wishes of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, to the head of state. The issues of strategic partnership and expansion of humanitarian relations between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan …

Azerbaijan’s statement has been announced at the 10th session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Azernews reports. Emphasizing Azerbaijan’s commitment to the values ​​and principles of the Convention, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO Elman Abdullayev said that the country …

The 2nd Balloon Festival will be held in Shamakhi on June 8-9, Azernews reports. The main goal of the Hot Air Balloon Festival, which is organized by EZONE company with the support of the Shamakhi District Executive Power, is to contribute to the tourism potential of our country, including Shamakhi district where …