(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more Azerbaijan National Art Museum never ceases to amaze art lovers
with unique exhibits.
Founded in 1937, National Art Museum offers art connoisseurs
some of the best examples of decorative-applied arts of Western
Europe.
Over 3,000 items in 60 rooms are on permanent display at the
museum and around 12,000 items are kept in storage. Here, you can
see masterpieces of the Italian, French, German and Polish masters
of brush.
The museum also attaches great importance to international
partnership.
National Art Museum has recently signed a memorandum of
cooperation with the Georgian National Art Museum, Azernews reports.
The document was signed by the director of the National Art
Museum, Honored Art Worker Chingiz Farzaliyev and the First Deputy
Director of the Georgian National Museum Nika Akhalbedashvili.
According to the agreement, both prestigious state art museums
agreed to create appropriate conditions for establishing mutually
beneficial cooperation relations in several areas.
The memorandum reflects such areas of activity as exhibition
exchange; holding conferences, seminars, training related to museum
work; exchange of experience in the protection, conservation and
restoration of movable cultural property, creation of electronic
catalogs; cooperation within the framework of international
programs and projects, etc.
Recall that in order to expand cultural ties between the two
countries, Chingiz Farzaliyev presented his personal exhibition at
Georgian National Museum in April.
The exposition was held within the partnership between the
Azerbaijan Culture Ministry and the Georgian Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Youth.
The project was jointly organized by the Azerbaijan National Art
Museum and the National Gallery of Georgia.
The exhibition was organized in connection with the 30th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between
Georgia and Azerbaijan and marked the 100th anniversary of the
National Leader Heydar Aliyev.
Earlier, the National Art Museum started cooperation with the
Aegean University in Izmir,Turkiye.
The partnership aimed at strengthening cultural ties and
promoting relations between the two countries.
Within tripartite protocol, the head of the National Art
Museum's International Relations Department Konul Rafiyeva met with
Izmir's administrative bodies, including head of the Izmir
Department of Culture and Tourism Murat Karachanta and his deputy
Kaan Erge.
It is also planned to organize an exhibition in Izmir that
showcases the Turkish artworks, kept at the Azerbaijan National Art
Museum and implement modular training programs for museum
staff.