House-Museum of Tahir Salahov
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| Established | 2012 |
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| Location | Ilyas Afandiyev street, Baku, Azerbaijan |
Tahir Salahov's house-museum – Memorial museum of Azerbaijani artist, Hero of Socialist Labor, USSR and Azerbaijan State Prize laureate, People's Artist of the USSR, Professor Tahir Salahov.[1] The museum is located in Ilyas Afandiyev Street, close to "Icherisheher" State Historical-Architectural Reserve.[2]
History[]
On 13 October 2011, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an order to establish Tahir Salahov's House Museum in Baku.
The museum was created by the Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve Department in 2012.
Exposition[]
The museum exposition is dedicated to the life and activity of the Azerbaijani artist Tahir Salahov. The artist gifted 735 exhibits to the house-museum.[2]
Among them there are his paintings, personal belongings, carpet collection and photo archive.
The exposition covers 3 floors of the museum building.
Tahir Salahov's workshop is located on the 3rd floor of the museum.[3]
References[]
- ^ TAHIR SALAHOV GREAT ARTIST – GREAT MAN www.visions.az
- ^ a b House-Museum of Tahir Salahov is the part of Old City www.interaztv.com
- ^ House-Museum of Tahir Salahov www.kaspi.az
- Museums in Baku
- Culture in Baku
- 2012 establishments in Azerbaijan