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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.
It was a gifted carpet master a national artist of the azerbaijan ssr lyatif kerimov who first had the idea to make.
Opened in 1967 as the first specialized museum for carpets in the world the museum has built its impressive collection over the decades.
The carpet museum opened its doors in 2014 at baku seaside park.
Particularly the exposition of the museum contains old carpets weaved in xviii xix centuries artistic museum centre decorative carpets.
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All carpets were transferred to the museum s new location.
The carpet museum situated on the seaside boulevard is another of baku s modern architectural wonders it s shaped like a rolled up rug.
The museum s new building is designed in the form of a rolled carpet.
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The museum initiated by eminent carpet artist latif karimov is beautiful inside and out.
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It moved to a new building on the baku s seafront park during.
Carpet weaving in azerbaijan appeared a long time ago.
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It has the largest collection of azerbaijani carpets in the world.
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.
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Azerbaijan carpet museum baku.
And inside it s home to the largest collection of azerbaijani carpets in the world over 6 000.
Now the museum hosts multiple events including.