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Director of the National History Museum, Naili Valikhanli, has
met with the Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Alim Bayel.
The academician Naila Valikhanli provided detailed information
about the museum. She noted that friendly and fraternal relations
between the two peoples have a long history, Azernews reports.
During the meeting, discussions took place on Azerbaijani-Kazakh
cultural and historical ties and projects for effective cooperation
between the parties.
The Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan put forward a proposal to
publish a catalogue in order to popularise the exhibits stored in
the museum and reflect the historical ties between Azerbaijan and
Kazakhstan.
Then the ambassador visited the House Museum of the famous
philanthropist and major oil industrialist, Haji Zeynalabdin
Taghiyev.
The guest was presented with publications based on materials
from valuable exhibits.
The National Museum of History is one of the architectural
pearls of the country, dating back to the 19th century.
The largest museum in the country was originally the private
residence of Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, who was the famous national
oil baron remembered for his generous philanthropy.
Over 300,000 items are assembled in 10 collections in the
museum, including a valuable library consisting mainly of unique
books.
There are several departments in the museum: Modern history,
Ethnography department, Department of ancient and medieval history,
Scientific excursion department, Laboratory for museum restoration,
Fund of Numismatics, etc.
The museum's collections provide insight into the history of
Azerbaijan from the past to the present.
The house museum of Azerbaijan's philanthropist, oil baron Haji
Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, was re-opened on June 17 after restoration
and reconstruction work.
The museum's opening was in line with the 100th anniversary of
the National History Museum of Azerbaijan.
Additionally, the museum displayed new exhibits, stored in its
fund, including paintings, documents, photographs, orders and
books.
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