Norwegian explorer Heyerdahl’s exhibition to open in Baku
An exhibition of Norwegian explorer and scholar Thor Heyerdahl will open in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on March 1.
The exhibition, tilted "The Kon-Tiki Man", is a joint project of the Azerbaijan Museum of History and Norway’s Kon-Tiki Museum, according to the Norwegian embassy in Baku.
Thor Heyerdahl Jr., the son of the well-known explorer, is due to speak at the opening.
The Statoil-sponsored event will last until March 31.
Heyerdahl died on April 18, 2002 in Colla Micheri in Italy where he had gone to spend the Easter holidays with some of his closest family members.
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