Discover A Museum Together with Professionals 

On June 17-18, Dr. Shirin Melikova, Director of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum (ANCM), and Mira Mammadkhanova, Deputy Director for the Protection and Registration of Exhibits, Head Curator of ANCM facilitated the training at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Lankaran on the following topics: Contemporary Challenges in the Museum Field and Museum Fund and Protection of the Exhibits, World Museums.

The event is organized within the framework of the project Discover A Museum Together with Professionals by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the aim to organize the proper management of the museum work and to ensure compliance with the regulations of the exhibits’ protection, apply the world museums’ experience in the regional museums, increase museum employees’ knowledge and skills, trigger their activity and form an environment for the museums meeting the requirements of the contemporary challenges.

During the two-day training, Dr. Melikova deliver speeches about the ANCM’s experience on the following topics: Museum Management and Educational Program in the Museum. She also provided information about the winners of the EMYA 2022 (European Museum of the Year Award) contest annually held by the European Museum Forum. Dr. Melikova pointed out that the ANCM was awarded the certificate for innovations in public relations in the museum field in 2018. Sh. Melikova provided a masterclass Presentation of an Exhibit and organized a survey on different topics.Mira Mammadkhanova delivered speeches on the following topics: The Fund's Work and Evacuation Issues in the Museums.The heads of the Heydar Aliyev Centers from Lankaran, Lerik, and Astara, directors of the house museums, memorial museums, museums of local history, and art galleries, head curators, and other museum specialists, in total 47 participants, attended the event. The training arose a great interest, gave answers to the participants' questions, provided discussions on the current museum problems, and advice on productive and up-to-date museum management.