Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė has become acquainted with the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum.
“Elchi” reports that the guest was informed about the Azerbaijani carpet weaving art.
It was noted that Azerbaijan is one of the world’s leading countries in this field. In 2010, Azerbaijan’s traditional carpet weaving art was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
It was mentioned that the Museum’s collection, which reflects the main artistic directions of Azerbaijani carpet weaving, demonstrates a harmony of rare beauty, materials used, weaving techniques, and the delicate and deep artistic features inherent in carpets.
It was brought to attention that the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, where rare examples of applied art are collected, has been located at various addresses in different periods. In order to display the carpets, which are among the rare pearls of our country, more widely and effectively, it was decided to build a special building for the museum based on the relevant Order of President Ilham Aliyev, and the groundbreaking ceremony for the building was held on the territory of the Seaside National Park on May 15, 2008.
It was emphasized that the building, constructed in an original style, resembles a rolled carpet. A rare collection consisting of carpets and carpet products, metal, fabric, clothing and embroidery, ceramics, glass, wood, paper, jewelry, books, and photographs is preserved here, and ideal conditions have been created for presenting this collection to the audience.
The “golden fund” of the museum consists of pile carpets. With all their compositions, they represent the 7 main schools of Azerbaijani carpet weaving – Guba, Baku, Shirvan, Ganja, Gazakh, Karabakh, and Tabriz carpet schools.
It was noted that thanks to the great efforts of the President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mehriban Aliyeva, the national carpet weaving art was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List on November 16, 2010.
The guest also became closely acquainted with the carpet weaving process at the museum.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė was also informed about Azerbaijan’s national costumes and the ancient kelagayi art. The Lithuanian Prime Minister was provided with detailed information about the method of making kelagayi and the meanings carried by the traditional patterns on it.
The guest was given detailed information about the “Zafar” (Victory) carpet displayed here. It was stated that this carpet is dedicated to the historic Victory won in the 44-day Patriotic War.
Afterward, the guest became acquainted with the museum’s Karabakh interior.
In the end, the Lithuanian Prime Minister wrote her heartfelt words in the museum’s guest book.