Culture

On March 20, the Museum of Modern Art was opened in Baku. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony. The ceremony also brought together Director-General of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura, Azerbaijan`s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva. President Ilham Aliyev, Koichiro Matsuura and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva cut the red ribbon...

International Mugham Center was inaugurated in the seaside National Park in Baku, December 27.President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the event.Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva cut the ribbon symbolizing the official opening of the Center.This Center is one of the most important projects implemented by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation towards...

The 2nd International Rostropovich Music Festival started in Baku on December 9. The festival that will bring together world-known musicians is co-organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Rostropovich Foundation. Earlier in the day, President of the Rostropovich Foundation, daughter of the late cellist Olga Rostropovich gave a press conference...

Event was held November 10 at the UNESCO Office in Paris on the 100th anniversary of outstanding representative of Azeri literature of XX century, scientist, pedagogue Mir Jalal Pashayev. First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva attended the jubilee event held on the UNESCO level. Marking the 100th anniversary of Mir Jalal Pashayev, who had exceptional services in Azeri literature and ...

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony of Archeological-Ethnographic Museum Complex in Gala settlement near Baku on October 10.The President and First Lady were warmly met by residents of Gala settlement, presented flowers by a boy and a girl in national costume.