Culture

The Heydar Aliyev Center has implemented a number of projects in connection with the Novruz Bayram. On May 18, the day of “ilakhyr chershembe” (last Wednesday of the outgoing year), an international art competition called “Samani” was organized in the Heydar Aliyev Center’s park. Samanis (malts) made in different designs were displayed in the Center’s park...

On February 27, a private exhibition of eminent artist, laureate of USSR and Azerbaijan State Prizes, People’s Artist of USSR Tahir Salahov was opened in Paris under the name of “At the Crossroads of Centuries”. Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony, jointly organized by the French...

On February 20, an individual exhibition of well-known artist Rashad Alakbarov entitled “Words” was opened at the Modern Art Museum. Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the ceremony. At the ceremony, which was attended by state and government officials, persons of culture and art, head of the “YARAT!” Contemporary...

An international conference devoted to Azerbaijan’s great poet Nizami Ganjavi was held at the Rhine Palace of Strasbourg, February 14, with organizational support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and assistance by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in France. Opening the conference, administrator of the Strasbourg National and University Library Robert Poirot underscored that...

We thank the Government of Azerbaijan and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation for the support provided to restoration of Roman catacombs. These words by Giammarko Palmeri, the head of the 5^th District of the Rome municipality, were placed in Italy’s “Roma Notizie” news portal. Saying that the Roman catacombs will be declared open to pilgrims and visitors as of April, Giammarko Palmeri...