CULTURE
Azerbaijan`s Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Preserve becomes “European Museum of the Year”
Baku, May 21 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Preserve has become winner of the European Museum of the Year competition for 2013.
According to the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Preserve was awarded with the title in the competition that brought together 41 candidates.
The European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) was founded in 1977 under the auspices of the Council of Europe, with the aim of recognizing excellence in the European museum scene and encouraging innovative processes in a museum world which still took the more traditional view to focus exclusively on collections rather than on their use for the benefit of society.
This award goes to a museum which contributes most directly to attracting audiences and satisfying its visitors with unique atmosphere, imaginative interpretation and presentation, a creative approach to education and social responsibility.
The EMF Judging Panel is looking for enterprise and innovation that enhances the public quality of the museum. The judges seek to identify new developments which are likely to have a significant influence in the national and international museum field.
The Gobustan National Historical-Artistic Preserve was inaugurated by President Ilham Aliyev in 2011. Azerbaijan`s museum was awarded for presenting history and increasing the interest for the primitive communal system by enlightening local community via innovative technologies.