Let's take a closer look at the decorative panels from the museum's Ceramics, Glass, Wood, Paper collection.

Woodcarving – one of the techniques demands from its masters the precision and artistic taste of jewelry making. Using such technological methods as carving, engraving, and shebeke (stained glass), their products were decorated with patterns, ornaments, and figurative scenes, turning them into true works of art.

For several decades, the theme of Icherisheher (Old City), so popular in arts and crafts, has been one of the most common in the work of contemporary artists. Gennadiy Shugaev’s Icherisheher, made in 1978, is unusual in its own way. He presents a bird’s eye view of the old city. The wood’s warm texture made it possible to represent all the historical sites in the complex that are surrounded by the fortress walls: the complex of Shirvanshah Palace, the Maiden Tower, mosques, the market square, caravanserai, and numerous bathhouses.

On the panel Baku - Ateshgah by Vagif Ahmadov, one can see the outlines of the Atashgah, one of the symbols of Azerbaijan, Land of Fire. This artistic work is characterized by a stylistic compositional unity and national identity.