AZERBAIJANI NATIONAL CARPET MUSEUM

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Azerbaijan Carpet Museum is 50: Roundtable on the theme “Textile Collections in Museums”
16 November 2017
On November 16, 2017, the museum hosted a number of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum and the eve of the birthday of its founder, carpet artist and carpet art theorist Latif Karimov.
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A representative of the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum at ICOM ICME’s annual conference
27 October 2017
On 17-22 October 2017, the annual conference of ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Ethnography (ICME) was held at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, DC, USA.
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Director of the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum took part in the 43rd Annual Conference of the International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques (ICAMT)
14 September 2017
On September 14-16, 2017, the 43rd Annual Conference of ICAMT (International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques) was held in Belgium.
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The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum has been awarded the “Certificate of Excellence 2017”!
12 September 2017
The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum has been awarded the “Certificate of Excellence 2017” of TripAdvisor, the world's most popular tourist site.
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Exhibition and Master classes on the Dargin Kaitag embroidery from Dagestan
5 September 2017
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum implements the Cultural Wealth of Azerbaijan project. The goal of the project is to revive the popular Azerbaijani folk crafts and give them a new life. Embroidery, pile carpet weaving, copper, jewelry, pottery and other types of art also apply to this project.
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International Carpet Festival - Tbilisi / Akhaltsikhe
28 June 2017
On July 28-July 2, the International Carpet Festival will be held by organization of the State Museum of Georgian Folk and Applied Arts, financial support of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia and with the joint cooperation of the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, the National Committee of ICOM Azerbaijan, the National Committee of ICOM Georgia, and the HALI magazine. The festival will take place at the State Museum of Georgian Folk and Applied Arts in Tbilisi and Rabat Castle in Akhaltsikhe.
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