State Carpet Museum Baku

The museum was built at the initiative of the first lady of azerbaijan mehriban aliyeva and opened on 20 march 2009.

State carpet museum baku. The museum established in 1967 is located in the former lenin museum. The state museum of azerbaijan carpet and applied art. The museum was named after the carpet designer latif karimov. 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.

Kg34fm rm baku carpet museum on neftchiler avenue also know as the state museum and formerly knowns as the lenin museum. From 1967 to 1993 the museum was called the azerbaijan state museum of carpet and folk applied arts from 1993 to 2014 state museum of carpet and applied arts named after latif karimov from 2014 to 2019 azerbaijan carpet museum and from 2019 to the present azerbaijan national carpet museum. Azerbaijan national carpet museum azerbaijani. There is very reasonably priced gift shop on the ground floor.

The rolled carpet shaped building itself is worth a visit. Azerbaijan state carpet museum also known as the state museum of azerbaijan carpet and applied art is a museum located on neftchiler avenue in the center of baku azerbaijan. The state museum of azerbaijani carpet. It has the largest collection of azerbaijani carpets in the world.

This museum is an absolute must see in baku. It was funded by the heydar aliyev foundation of which the first lady is head. The foundation has also created projects with the louvre museum and the palace of versailles. Azerbaijan state carpet museum also known as the state museum of azerbaijan carpet and applied art is a museum located on neftchiler avenue in the center of baku.

The museum displays azerbaijani carpets and rug items of various weaving techniques and materials from various periods.