National Museum of Art to host new exhibition
By Laman Ismayilova
An exhibition dedicated to the 90th anniversary of People's Artist Elbey Rzakuliyev will be held at theNational Museum of Art on December 13-17.
The artist’s works from the family collection as well as from the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery and Fund of the National Museum of Art will be displayed.
Elbey Rzaguliyev was a painter of "Gorus" (Meeting), "Ogey ana" (Stepmother), "Sevil" and other films.
He was awarded with “Glory Order” in 1998 for long-term creative activity and invaluable contribution to the development of the national art. He was awarded with Presidential Scholarship.
National artist passed away in 2007.
The Azerbaijan National Art Museum is a treasure house that preserves our national moral values and cultural heritage. This treasure house, holding more than 17,000 artistic exhibits, has a rich working history. The Art department was separated from the Azerbaijan State Museum in 1936 and organized as an independent museum by decision of the Council of People's Commissars.
In 2011 the museum was declared to be of first National and then European Museum Standard (EUMS), meeting international standards and criteria, as appropriate for a museum and implying high quality museum services and professional experience.
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