The project Knots of Time was presented at the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum

On May 26, the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum held the presentation of the project Knots of Time. The event dedicated to International Children’s Day, celebrated on June 1, opened the exhibition featuring the artworks by People’s Artist, prominent graphic master, Professor Arif Huseynov, created within the framework of the new project. Along with that, for the first time, the museum’s Children’s Department presented the master-class including all stages of carpet making process.
Amina Melikova, the Director of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum opened the event with the speech about the project Knots of Time. Gunay Efendiyeva, the member of the National Assembly and the Deputy Chairman of the Cultural Committee of the National Assembly, Aghali Ibrahimov, the People’s Artist and the Deputy Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, Hasan Hasanov, sociopolitical and government figure, Etibar Babayev, the Chairman of the Artistic Council of the television and radio company Azad Azərbaycan and the People’s Writer Natig Rasulzade delivered speeches at the event and talked about Arif Huseynov’s unique creativity.
The People’s Artist Arif Huseynov thanked the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum for the organization of the event.
The members of the Children and Youth Development Center No. 3 successfully performed the dance composition prepared specially for this project.
Then, the guests got acquainted with the exhibition Knots of Time.
The exhibition features more than 20 mixed technique paintings on canvas created in 2024-2025. These works consistently complement each other in terms of theme and reflect the development stages of carpet art.
The paintings that express the artist’s love for carpet art and national traditions have been compiled into a video in accordance with the storyline using AI.
During the master-classes aimed to educate children, spark their interest and instill in them love for our national heritage they participate in the processes such as sheep shearing, wool combing, spinning, and carpet weaving.
The exhibition and the master-classes are on until June 26.