(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
The National Carpet Museum will present the Lampa carpet on July
6, Azernews reports, citing the Carpet Museum .
The carpet was donated to the museum's Shusha branch by the
Vice-Chairman of the Council of Elders, a recipient of the personal
presidential scholarship, and the first Ombudsman, professor Elmira
Suleymanova.
This carpet was woven in Shusha in the 1930s. The first samples
of such carpets were woven in Shusha in the early XIX century. Such
carpets, also known as Shusha, used to adorn mansions and
palaces.
Later, the Lampa became widespread in Karabakh as dast hali
gaba, a carpet set consisting of a wide central known as 'hali' and
narrow side parts called 'kanare'.
Stylized with beautiful flowers, including Kharibulbul, the
Lampa carpet reflects the unique beauty of the Karabakh region and
the aesthetic taste of the people living there.
These remarkable carpets, preserved in world museums and
numerous collections, remain significant.
In recent years, the National Museum enriched its collection
with museum objects of historical and artistic significance within
the State Program for the Preservation and Development of Carpet
Art in Azerbaijan for 2018-2022, and numerous organizations,
including the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Culture Ministry.
Azerbaijani and foreign philanthropists and collectors also
played a key role in the replenishment of the collection.
Founded in 1967, the National Carpet Museum never ceases to
amaze everyone with its beautiful architecture.
Initiated by eminent carpet artist Latif Karimov, it is
beautiful inside and outside.
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 national status for its significant
contribution to the popularization and promotion of 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 XIX century Guba carpet Ugakh was donated to the Carpet
Museum, while Karabakh's Chalabi carpet enriched the collection of
the museum's Shusha branch.
Moreover, the Carpet Museum won Travelers' Choice Awards for the
fourth time in a row last year.
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