(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum has been represented at the final
conference within the BEMUSEUMER project.
Director of the Carpet Museum Dr. Shirin Malikova took part in
the virtual conference, Azernews reports, citing the Carpet
Museum.
The online meeting discussed audience development as one of
the key challenges of museums and included discussions on possible
ways of maintaining the established Network of museum professionals
in the South Caucasus region.
During the virtual conference, Shirin Malikova delivered a
speech on the topic of audience development and accessibility to
Azerbaijani museums.
BeMuseumer is a consortium project co-funded by Creative Europe
of the European Union, led by the Georgian Museums Association,
NEMO, and the Academy of Cultural Management (Netherlands).
The project focuses on elevating the professionalism of museum
workers in the South Caucasus region with European expertise.
The project modules cover pieces of training, webinars, as well
as study visits/practicums in the South Caucasus region, German and
Dutch museums, hands-on sessions, forums, symposiums, methodology
publications, etc. on the topic of key issues in the museum
sector.
Notably, the Carpet Museum has been previously represented at a
meeting on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Museums of the
Turkic World.
Director of the Carpet Museum Shirin Malikova took part in the
meeting which is held annually in different countries to foster
mutual exchange of information and experience and open up new
cooperation opportunities.
She delivered a presentation 'Revival and Promotion of the
Carpet Weaving Art, the Cultural Heritage of the Turkic World at
the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum'.
Founded in 1967, the National Carpet Museum never ceases to
amaze the audience with its beautiful architecture.
Initiated by eminent carpet artist Latif Karimov, it is
beautiful inside and out. The museum's new building is designed in
the form of a rolled carpet.
The Carpet Museum stores over 14,000 exhibits of the finest
Azerbaijani carpets.
The museum hosts multiple events, including international
symposiums, conferences, and various exhibitions.
In 2019, the museum received the national status for its
significant contribution to the popularization and promotion of the
Azerbaijani Carpet Weaving Art.
In 2020, the Carpet Museum enriched its collection with
beautiful pile carpets purchased by the Culture Ministry at the
Sartirana Textile Show in Italy.
The 19th-century Guba carpet Ugakh was donated to the Carpet
Museum, while the Karabakh carpet Chalabi enriched the collection
of the museum's Shusha branch.
The Carpet Museum also focuses on cooperation with world-leading
museum organizations.
Moreover, the Carpet Museum won Travelers' Choice Awards for the
fourth time in a row.
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