Azerbaijan Carpet Museum (Azerbaijani: Az? rbaycan XalÃÆ'§as? Muzeyi ) (formerly called State Museum of Carpet Azerbaijan and Applied Art (Azerbaijani: Az? Rbaycan XalÃÆ'§as? V? Xalq T? Tbiqi S? N? Ti DÃÆ'¶vl? T Muzeyi )) featured Azerbaijan rugs and rugs of various weaving and material techniques from various periods. It has the largest collection of Azerbaijan carpets in the world. It moved to a new building in Baku seafront park during 2014 from its previous location on Neftchiler Avenue. The museum has become a center for research and cultural education training where many events, such as exhibitions, international symposia, and conferences, are held. During its 50 years of existence, the museum has hosted more than 30 exhibitions in various countries around the world.
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History
The museum was founded in 1967 and was originally located at the Juma Mosque in Icheri Sheher. The mosque was built in the 15th century and was renovated in the 19th century. The first exhibition was held in 1972. In 1992, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the museum was moved to the second floor of what is now the Baku Museum Center, a building that was originally a Lenin museum. The collection was named in honor of carpet designer Latif Karimov.
Plans to move the collection to a specially constructed new venue have been worked on since 2010 when the Azerbaijan carpet was proclaimed as the "Masterpiece of Intangible Warisan" by UNESCO. The new building will open at the end of 2012 and be visited by President Ilham Aliyev in September 2013. The museum opened on August 26, 2014. In April 2014 the museum was renamed the Azerbaijani Carpet Museum, dropping an older official title.
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Build
The structure of the building is meant to look like a rolled carpet. Designed by the Austrian architect Franz Janz, this building took six years to build. The preceding structure, a historically important building, was destroyed to pave the way for a new building.
Collection
The museum's collection includes more than 10,000 ceramic items, 14th century metal works, Bronze Age jewelry, 17th-20th century carpets and carpets, national and embroidered outfits and modern artworks from the Modern Age. The museum hosts public lectures and courses on carpets and applied art. It has a bookstore that sells books on Azerbaijani craft and carpet art. The museum also keeps a permanent collection of the Shusha History Museum, from the city of Shusha, which was looted after occupation by Armenian troops in 1992. Some of the exhibited objects from the Shusha museum were saved when the museum's director moved 600 carpets before the occupation. They are now featured in the museum in an exhibition entitled "Burned Culture".
International exhibition
The museum conducts research and public service work. Every year, state and international exhibitions are arranged and catalogs on the carpet are printed by the museum. The museum also holds exhibitions in more than 30 countries including France, Germany, England, Japan, The Netherlands. In 1998, the museum participated in an exhibition organized by UNESCO in Paris dedicated to FuzÃÆ'Â »lÃÆ'® and in 1999 dedicated to the 13th anniversary of Kit Dede Korkut and featuring carpets, items applied art of the people, including copper jars, mugs, buckets and saddlebags.
Reception & amp; Ticketing
Working time
Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday - 10.00 - 18.00.
Weekend: Saturday-Sunday - 10.00 - 20.00.
The holiday is Monday.
Entrance fee
Tickets for adults are 7 AZN, for students and students are 3 AZN.
Tickets for children under 6 years free.
Address
Baku, Mikay? Huseynov av., 28
(994) 12-497-20-57
See also
- State Museum of Azerbaijan Art
- State History Museum of Azerbaijan
References
External links
- Official website (in Azerbaijani) (in English) ( in Russian))
- Azerbaijan Carpet Museum at Google Cultural Institute
- Azerbaijan Carpet
- Weaving Carpets in Azerbaijan
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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