Museums, Textile Collections, and Perspectives of Mutual Cooperation
On November 16-19, 2019, the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum will host the conference Museums, Textile Collections, and Perspectives of Mutual Cooperation. The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, and the CIS Interstate Foundation for Humanitarian Cooperation are the conference organizers.
The conference is timed to Latif Karimov’s birthday, the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum’s founder, People’s Artist of Azerbaijan, the unsurpassed carpet-making master, and the date of inclusion of the Azerbaijani Traditional Carpet Art within the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The 2019 conference schedule includes two full days of academic sessions, one-day masterclasses, and one additional day for the cultural program.
More about the call, participation and other details can be found here
