Don't miss museum night!

23 May 2018 16:50 (UTC+04:00)

By Laman Ismayilova

YARAT Contemporary Art Space will once again will prove that visiting museums can be an exciting experience.

Museums have long been a place for both entertainment and education.

To capture your interests and inspire your imaginations all YARAT related venues (including YARAT Centre, Azerbaijani Painting Museum and ARTIM Project Space) will open the doors on and abound with festive atmosphere on the Museum Night – "Conquer the Night" on May 26.

Venue 1 : YARAT CENTRE

The night will be filled with exciting activities including “Be who you want to be” body art program and “Walking Etruscan sculptures”.

In collaboration with “Azercosmos” company we have prepared a contest “Human or nature?”. The contest will take you on a journey to another universe, but you will have to come back to participate in the creation of a collective artworks stemming from your personal experience.

Later that night you’ll be watching a mesmerizing fire performance, a surprise performance by ADO Collective. Electronic music played by Nasa Mareena and Farhad Farzaliyev will crown the night.

Venue 2: PAINTING MUSEUM

You’ll be able to unleash your creativity and create your self-portrait with the use of flowers.

Participants of the night will have a chance to see a fashion show by a local designer and collector Natavan Aliyeva, who will also deliver a talk on the subject of "How does fashion reflect our personality?"

Venue 3: ARTIM PROJECT SPACE

If you drop by ARTIM, you’ll be immersed into the opening of exhibition by Mahalla collective under the same title. After the opening, the guests will be carried away by the rhythms of electronic music.

Programme

YARAT Centre

Body art (16+) – 19:00-21:00 (YARAT Centre Library, I floor)
Pre-registration is required: 0502469292. Deadline: May 25
Walking Etruscan orators holding mirrors – 19:00, 20:30, 21:30 (Seaside Boulevard)
Collective work inspired by Aida Mahmudova’s solo exhibition – 19:30-21:00 (Seaside Boulevard)
Collective work inspired by Miсhelangelo Pistoletto’s solo exhibition – 19:30-21:00 (YARAT Centre Library)
"Human or nature?" contest – 19:00-21:00 (Seaside Boulevard)
Performance by ADO Theatre Collective – 19:30-20:30 (Seaside Boulevard)
Musical performance (Kamran Rzayev – vocal, Nargiz Aliyeva – piano, Ibrahim Babayev – tar, Oya Ergun – flute and Mahammad Mammadli – 21:00-22:00 (Seaside Boulevard)
Fire Show – 22:00-22:15 (Seaside Boulevard)
Electro and techno music by Nasa Mareena and Farhad Farzaliyev – 22:00-00:00 (Seaside Boulevard)
Flashmob "Recreation of Third Paradise sign" – 21:00-21:30 (Seaside Boulevard)

PAINTING MUSEUM

Self-portrait with flowers – 19:00-20:00 (I floor, Education room)
Pre-registration is required: 0502469292. Deadline: May 25
Fashion show presented by Natavan Aliyeva – 20:00-20:30 (II floor)
Talk on the subject of "How does fashion reflect on our personality?" by Natavan Aliyeva – 20:30-21:00 (II floor)

Special offers by Port Wine & Grill and MAYA Mexican Restaurant/La Vida restaurants – 19:00-22:00 (Seaside Boulevard)

ARTIM Project Space

Opening of “Mahalla” exhibition – 19:00
DJ performance – 20:00

The partners of the Museum night "Conquer the Night" event include Seaside Boulevard Department, “Azercosmos” LLC, Enoteca Meydan, Natavan Apparel, ADO Collective, Fleuriste flower boutique. YARAT also expresses gratitude to Port Wine & Grill and Maya/La Vida restaurant for special offer on the day of the event.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova