An Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Nazim Samadov has attended the 9th meeting of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. The event brought together secretary-general of World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai ...

The Korean national cuisine festival has kicked off in Baku initiated by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Azerbaijan. The festival takes place as part of the Year of Multiculturalism. Speakers at the opening ceremony hailed relations between Azerbaijan ...

Fourth grade pupil of the musical school No. 35 in Azerbaijan Nuray Aliyeva has become the winner and laureate of the 15th Vietri sul Mare- Amalfi Coast International Piano Competition of young pianists in Vietri Sul Mare, Italy ...

Isfar Sarabski, well-known young Azerbaijani pianist and composer, talented musician, winner of the Solo Piano Competition of the Monteux Jazz Festival in 2009, Honorary Artist of Azerbaijan will give concerts with Dhafer Youssef, composer, singer and oud player, in ...

A photograph taken by AZERTAC`s employee has been awarded a bronze certificate by Master of Light Photographic Association at the ...

Baku hosts Save The Children`s World art festival marking the International Children’s Day. Organized by Azerbaijan Youth Union and Azerbaijan Association of Dance, the festival will feature nine international ensembles ...

Spouse of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Semiha Yildirim has today visited Azerbaijan Carpet Museum. She was informed about the museum. In 2010, Azerbaijan`s traditional art of carpet weaving was included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. ...

Days of Azerbaijani Culture are being held in Crete, the largest and most populous of the Greek islands. The event is organized by the Embassy of Azerbaijan to Greece in partnership with the administration of Crete and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan. The ...

Azerbaijani violinist Jeyla Seyidova has won Grand Prix of the 2nd International Music Competition in Moscow. Jeyla started studying music at the age of six. In 2007 she was awarded a special monthly presidential scholarship. In 2010 she became ...

An Azerbaijani delegation is participating in the 30th annual meeting of the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) in Vienna, Austria. The Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) is a foundation under Dutch law with the aim of increasing and reinforcing the role ...

Famous Azerbaijani artist Abbas Kazimov will celebrate his 60th anniversary with an exhibition at the Museum of Oriental Arts in Moscow. The exhibition opens on June 2 and includes about 100 works from "Red and Black", "Dedication to Pirosmani" and "In the style of the ...

Azerbaijani artist Farid Rasulov has won the Arte Laguna Prize 2016 international award in the “Best Monument and Installation” nomination. Arte Laguna Prize is an international art award, aimed at enhancing Contemporary Art. The Prize obtained a medal from the President ...

Caucasian jazz festival will be held in Georgia from 8 to 11 June for the seventh time. The festival will welcome jazz lovers in the fortress of Rabati in Akhaltsikhe. Musicians from the United States, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia will perform at various festival venues ...

Internationally acclaimed Azerbaijani pianist Elchin Shirinov brought his unique approach to ethno-jazz to the Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés Paris – one of the leading European jazz festivals – on 27 May. His trio performed in front of over 200 Parisian music aficionados, critics ...

The French city of Reims, located 143km from Paris, hosted an event featuring an enthralling mix of Azerbaijani business, culture and music on 26 May. This was hosted by the CCI Reims-Eperney, and organised by the French office of The European Azerbaijan Society ...

Italian magazine FEM has published an article about Azerbaijan`s tourism potential. The article features information about Azerbaijan`s tourism potential, as well as its culture, literature, cuisine, history, economic development and potential. The author hailed the organization of the inaugural European Games, and added that the country ...

A solo exhibition of young Azerbaijani artist Maryam Alakbarli has been launched at the exhibition hall in Carrusel de Louvre, Paris. The exhibition opened as part of “Art Shopping” festival, and dedicated to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry`s “The Little Prince”. ...

Serbia-based Danas daily newspaper has published an article headlined "Azerbaijan - East's cultural flagship." Written by director of the Azerbaijani Culture Center in Belgrade, professor of Novi Sad Art Academy Zarifa Alizade, the article highlights literature, music and ...