Knots of Time Project presented at Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum
Baku, May 27, AZERTAC
On May 26, the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum held the presentation of the project Knots of Time. The event, dedicated to International Children’s Day, celebrated on June 1, opened the exhibition featuring artworks by People’s Artist, prominent graphic master, and Professor Arif Huseynov, created within the framework of the new project. Along with that, for the first time, the museum’s Children’s Department presented a master class including all stages of the carpet-making process.
Amina Melikova, the Director of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, opened the event with a speech about the project Knots of Time. Gunay Efendiyeva, a member of the National Assembly and the Deputy Chairman of the Cultural Committee of the National Assembly; Aghali Ibrahimov, People’s Artist and Deputy Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan; Hasan Hasanov, a sociopolitical and government figure; Etibar Babayev, Chairman of the Artistic Council of the television and radio company Azad Azerbaijan; and People’s Writer Natig Rasulzade delivered speeches at the event and talked about Arif Huseynov’s unique creativity.
People’s Artist Arif Huseynov thanked the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum for organizing the event.
Members of the Children and Youth Development Center No. 3 successfully performed a dance composition prepared specially for this project.
Then, the guests viewed the exhibition Knots of Time.
The exhibition features more than 20 mixed-media paintings on canvas created in 2024–2025. These works consistently complement each other in terms of theme and reflect the developmental stages of carpet art.
The paintings, which express the artist’s love for carpet art and national traditions, have been compiled into a video in accordance with the storyline using AI.
During the master classes, aimed at educating children, sparking their interest, and instilling in them a love for our national heritage, they participate in processes such as sheep shearing, wool combing, spinning, and carpet weaving.
The exhibition and the master classes will run until June 26.
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