On December 5, at the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum on the International Volunteer Day, the event entitled “Museum and Volunteers” was held. Shirin Melikova, Director of the Museum, President of ICOM Azerbaijan National Committee, docent of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts, PhD in Arts, in her speech noted that the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 40/212 was adopted on December 17, 1985, to celebrate the International Volunteer Day. She added that since 2016, the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum has joined to the widespread volunteer movement around the world. Shirin Melikova underlined the activities of volunteers in museums all over the world. She noted that the main activity of museum volunteers is to increase people’s interest in museums, experience in museum work, developing their skills and abilities. Speaking about the fact that the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum cooperates with many higher educational institutions, Shirin Melikova said, “The youth policy, established by the great leader Heydar Aliyev, is still resolutely continued. It is pleasant to see in our country, growing interest in youth volunteering who wedded to the Homeland. In Azerbaijan volunteers’ role in organizing various international and local events is especially important. Approximately 40 students from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts, Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijan State University of Economics, and Baku Humanitarian College have joined the museum volunteers.” She announced that six of the volunteers were provided with jobs in the museum. She said that the museum will play an important role for volunteers. For them, this place will remain as their first workplace. The experience gained here will play an important role in their formation as personnel working.

Sevil Kerimova, Dean of the faculty of Fine Art of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Art (ASUCA), PhD in Arts, said that this museum is the basis for students’ experience and production. She also mentioned that, the participation in different museum projects, helps the students of the ASUCA to show their creative potential.

Sevil Sadikhova, Head of the Department of Art History of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts (AGRA), Doctor in Arts, said that the museum opens wide opportunities for many young artists. She mentioned students’ successful participation in Flying Carpet project, and how here they got acquainted with the material and spiritual values of Azerbaijan.

Bakhtiyar Islamov, Chairman of the "ASAN Volunteers” Youth Organization, noted that the rapid development of the movement of volunteers in the country is the result of the state's concern for young people and attention to this area.

Then video and presentation, dedicated to the period of practice of volunteers in the museum, was shown.

At the end of the event, certificates were presented to the volunteers.

One of the major objective and challenge facing the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum is preservation, demonstration, promotion, and representation of the cultural heritage of Azerbaijan to the world. The museum conducts different educational works in this field. During the volunteering, the youth worked closely in the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum’s Exposition Department, Culture and Education Department, Fund, Library, Children’s Museum Department, and others. Thus, volunteers obtained rich experience in the main activity area of our cultural center ‒ preservation of our national heritage and its attraction to a wider audience.

On May 16 of the current year as part of the International Museum Day, the “Museum Volunteers” seminar, which is a joint project of the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum and the Museology Department of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, was held.

It should be noted that in recent years the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum has become a large-scale educational center. Thus, all conditions for free of charge practice for students.

At the same time, master classes on various embroidery techniques, as well as on restoration and conservation leading by foreign experts, are organized.