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Nasimi – Poetry, Art and Morality Festival - to be held first time in Azerbaijan - started. Dedicated to the creativity of Imadeddin Nasimi (1369-1417), one of the great poets and thinkers of the Orient, with the objective of immortalizing poetry and art, the Festival is being realized with the organizational support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Culture Ministry...

The 100th anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan was celebrated in Vatican, with organizational support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijan’s Embassy in France and the Holy See. The guests first became familiarized with the exhibition comprising photo and video materials dedicated to the history of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan...

On September 26, the Uzeir Hajibeyli 10th International Music Festival, held with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Culture Ministry, came to the end. Science, art and culture figures attended the closing ceremony held at the Heydar Aliyev Centre. The Azerbaijan State Symphonic Orchestra named after Uzeir Hajibeyli...

On September 26, opening of the Saint Sebastian catacombs, restored by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, took place in Rome. First Vice-president of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi welcomed First Vice-president Mehriban Aliyeva. Then, opening...

The 9th Maiden Tower International Art Festival is held in Baku. At the Festival, which will run until September 29, 17 artists are going to decorate models of the Maiden Tower by scenes made on the basis of great Azerbaijani poet Nasimi’s works. Each accomplished statue would demonstrate a special drawing style, and each artist’s decoration. Thereafter, these author’s...