Culture

Opening ceremony of the Cultural Center created with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijani Embassy in France was held in Paris, 19 September. President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva attended the ceremony. President Ilham Aliyev hoisted the state flag in the yard of the Azerbaijani Cultural Center. The Head of the Azerbaijani State...

A ceremony of opening of new halls at the Louvre Museum devoted to Islamic art was held, September 18. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva and President of the Republic of France Francois Hollande attended the ceremony. The Head of our state and his spouse was greeted by French President Francois Hollande...

World’s famous Christie’s  Auction organized, on September 15, together with the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and YARAT Modern  Art Space, its first exhibition in Azerbaijan in a grandiose hall of the newly inaugurated Four Seasons Hotel in Baku. First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva and Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the ceremony.

Works by great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi – “Treasury of Secrets”, “Khosrov and Shirin”, “Leyli and Majnun”, “Seven Beauties” and “Iskendername”  poems – were, for the first time, published in Azerbaijani in separate books.Prepared with support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic...

Held with organizational support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Gabala 4^th International Music Festival ended on August 5. Continued 13 days, the concert was performed by eminent musicians, artistic teams, soloists and conductors from Azerbaijan and foreign countries. The Festival ended with performance by the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Led by twice Grammy...