Culture

A ceremony of opening of new halls at the Louvre Museum devoted to Islamic art was held, September 18. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva and President of the Republic of France Francois Hollande attended the ceremony. The Head of our state and his spouse was greeted by French President Francois Hollande...

World’s famous Christie’s  Auction organized, on September 15, together with the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and YARAT Modern  Art Space, its first exhibition in Azerbaijan in a grandiose hall of the newly inaugurated Four Seasons Hotel in Baku. First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva and Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the ceremony.

Works by great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi – “Treasury of Secrets”, “Khosrov and Shirin”, “Leyli and Majnun”, “Seven Beauties” and “Iskendername”  poems – were, for the first time, published in Azerbaijani in separate books.Prepared with support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic...

Held with organizational support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Gabala 4^th International Music Festival ended on August 5. Continued 13 days, the concert was performed by eminent musicians, artistic teams, soloists and conductors from Azerbaijan and foreign countries. The Festival ended with performance by the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Led by twice Grammy...

The official ceremony of opening of the Gabala 4^th International Music Festival was held in the park before the Gafgaz Resort Hotel, in an open air, with support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, July 25. Delivering a speech at the ceremony, one of the artistic directors of the Festival, Rector of the Baku Music Academy named after Uzeir Hajibeyli, People’s Artist Farhad...