Events devoted to the creativity of Mahsati Ganjavi will be held in France

Following UNESCO’s decision, holding of a number of events within the framework of celebrating Mahsati Ganjavi’s 900th anniversary on a world scale is expected in the city of Reims of France during the last days of November.

Having been known since the 10th century as a city, where coronation of a number of French kings took place, Reims is also considered to be a venue for various cultural events. This city has been entered on the National List of significant French cities in terms of art and history.

To be inaugurated on November 28 in Reims, the exhibition will serve to create an idea of the poetry of the first Azerbaijani poetess, which draws attention with its philosophical essence,   as well as the time’s historical environment, daily life and samples of garment. Batiks, carpets and miniatures devoted to Mahsati Ganjavi’s creativity, photos made in Ganja late in the 19th – early in the 20th centuries, books with poems of the poetess in the French and English languages, as well as music CDs will be displayed at the exhibition to be inaugurated with participation of the city mayor and a number of senators  and to last for two weeks.

Azerbaijan will also be represented in a fair to be opened on November 29 at the central square of Reims. Carpets, fruits and wines brought from Ganja, a city fraternized with Reims, will be presented in the Azerbaijani pavilion.   

On November 30, an evening devoted to Mahsati Ganjavi’s 900th anniversary will be held at the Reims Conservatory, one of the most famous music temples of Europe. Along with classical music, songs composed to rubaiyats of Mahsati Ganjavi will be performed by People’s Artist Alim Gasymov, Azer Zeynalov, Samir Jafarov and other singers, and rubaiyats by the poetess translated into French will be read.