The National Art Museum has hosted a marvelous concert within
the project “Music in the Museum”, co-organized by the museum in
partnership with the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry,
Azernews reports.
Baku Music Academy’s Chamber Ensemble performed music pieces by
L.V. Beethoven, F. Mendelssohn and other world-famous
composers.
At the end, the concert participants got acquainted with the
exhibition “The Dervish in Love”, which consists of the works of
modern Uzbek miniature artists
The project is co-organized by the Fine Arts Gallery of the
Uzbekistan National Ban, Azerbaijan Culture Ministry and the
National Art Museum. The exhibition features more than 80 works of
fine and decorative-applied art.
Recall that Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between
the Fine Arts Gallery of Uzbekistan and the Azerbaijan National
Museum of Art was signed at the opening ceremony of the
exhibition.
The MoU aims to expand cooperation in the fields of culture,
joint research work, exchange of experience and knowledge, and
joint organization and holding of exhibitions, scientific seminars,
and conferences.
Note that the National Art Museum will further continue to
organize a series of concerts within the project “Music in the
Museum”.
Participants of the “Support For Youth” project, singers of the
International Mugham Center and many other musicians have
previously performed magnificent concerts at the museum.
Founded in 1937, the National Art Museum offers art connoisseurs
some of the best examples of decoratively applied arts in 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 has successfully organised and hosted numerous
high-level international exhibitions, showcasing the works of
renowned artists.
Since 2008, the International Mugham Centre has successfully
demonstrated the art of mugham, a unique form of traditional
Azerbaijani music that holds deep historical roots.
The design of the building was based on the elements and shapes
of the tar, an Azeri musical instrument used in performing mugham.
The centre was built with the support of the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation.
The Mugham Centre regularly organizes large-scale music
festivals and concerts by highly acclaimed cultural figures.
Mugham Evenings, Treasury of Secrets, Unforgettable, Pearls of
Ethnic Music, and Vocal Music Evenings are among the center’s most
popular projects.
The cultural institution also hosts master classes and
conferences and actively cooperates with international
partners.
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