The Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum Held The Love of Fuzuli Event Dedicated to the 530th Anniversary of Muhammad Fuzuli

On December 20, in accordance with the decree by the President Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum held The Love of Fuzuli event dedicated to the 530th anniversary of the prominent philosopher Muhammad Fuzuli.

The event features the carpet The Love of Fuzuli, woven at the Traditional Technologies Department of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum. The carpet depicts a portrait of the outstanding poet and is decorated with verses from his works. The carpet designed by Taryer Bashirov, Honoured Artist and the Head Artist of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum is woven with wrapping technique, popular before but almost forgotten today. It has been woven within three months by professional carpet weavers Lala Manafova and Ilhama Ahmadova in 2024.

As a result of mutual cooperation between the ANCM and the International Mugham Centre, the event also included a concert program by the Chorus named after Jahangir Jahangirov and was followed by the musical compositions by Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Suleyman Alasgarov, Jahangir Jahangirov and Ashraf Abbasov for the works by Fuzuli. The chorus was led by Honoured Teacher Tarana Yusifova.

The students of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts performed a pantomime play based on Layla and Majnun poem by Fuzuli.

The event is organised jointly by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum and the International Mugham Centre.