Culture

The official ceremony of opening of the Gabala 4^th International Music Festival was held in the park before the Gafgaz Resort Hotel, in an open air, with support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, July 25. Delivering a speech at the ceremony, one of the artistic directors of the Festival, Rector of the Baku Music Academy named after Uzeir Hajibeyli, People’s Artist Farhad...

A bilateral agreement was signed between the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Vatican on restoration of Roman catacombs, June 22. The document was signed by First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva and Cardinal Gianfranco Ravazi, the Minister of Culture of Vatican and chairman of the Pontifical Commission of the Pope for Sacred Archaeology.

A ceremony devoted to the completion of the “Maiden Tower” Third International Art Festival was held at the Small Caravanserai in the Old City, May 19. First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva and Vice-president of the Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the ceremony. With special contribution to dialogue among cultures, the “Maiden Tower” International Art Festival...

III Maiden Tower International Art Festival was launched in Kichik Karvansara in Icherisheher, 17 May.The Festival is organized by Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve Office, the Museum of Modern Art and Gyz Galasy Art Gallery at the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.Addressing the event, Chief of Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve Office Mikayil Jabbarov told...

The Museum of Modern Art in Baku hosted the launch of “Afrovision – Contemporary Art from Africa” exhibition, May 17. The opening ceremony was attended by Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva and the Foundation`s Vice-President Leyla Aliyeva. Greeting the attendees of the event, Vice-President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs Leyla Aliyeva said...