Carpet Museum Baku

The carpet museum situated on the seaside boulevard is another of baku s modern architectural wonders it s shaped like a rolled up rug.

Carpet museum baku.

The museum initiated by eminent carpet artist latif karimov is beautiful inside and out. Azerbaijan carpet museum baku. There s simply no better place to begin your journey into the world of azerbaijani carpet weaving. In 1967 the first carpet museum of the whole world was opened in baku where all types of carpets and carpet works were collected.

All carpets were transferred to the museum s new location. It is the oldest type of applied art in the region a fact that has been proven by numerous archaeological findings from around the country. You might also like. The carpet museum opened its doors in 2014 at baku seaside park.

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Book your tickets online for azerbaijan national carpet museum baku. The museum s new building is designed in the form of a rolled carpet. Explore the largest collection of azerbaijani carpets and rugs in the world at azerbaijan national carpet museum displaying traditional and modern patterns of the nation s unesco protected applied art. And inside it s home to the largest collection of azerbaijani carpets in the world over 6 000.

Particularly the exposition of the museum contains old carpets weaved in xviii xix centuries artistic museum centre decorative carpets. If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. Baku city tour icheri sheher the maiden s tower the shirvanshahs palace flame towers ateshgah. It moved to a new building on the baku s seafront park during.

Azərbaycan milli xalça muzeyi formerly called the azerbaijan carpet museum is a museum located in baku that displays azerbaijani carpets and rugs of various weaving techniques and materials from various periods. Opened in 1967 as the first specialized museum for carpets in the world the museum has built its impressive collection over the decades. It was a gifted carpet master a national artist of the azerbaijan ssr lyatif kerimov who first had the idea to make. Now the museum hosts multiple events including.

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