Paris exhibition commemorates Nizami Ganjavi
Paris, November 14 (AZERTAC). An exhibition highlighting life and works of prominent Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi has opened in the French capital of Paris.
Co-organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijani Embassy in France, the exhibition takes place at the Museum of Letters and Manuscripts.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, founder of the Museum Gerard Lheritier, said he was happy that the Museum was hosting the exhibition dedicated to Nizami Ganjavi.
Pascal Fulacher, the Museum`s representative, expressed regret over the fact that such an outstanding poet as Nizami Ganjavi was little known in France.
He said Ganjavi`s Divan containing 20,000 poems enjoyed great popularity in the East. Fulacher said Ganjavi’s manuscripts were kept in famous museums and libraries around the world, including in Istanbul, Tehran, Cairo, Saint-Petersburg, London, Paris and Berlin.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to France Elchin Amirbayov called Ganjavi “one of the brightest figures of the Eastern Renaissance and Azerbaijani literature”, saying his literary heritage is invaluable.
The Ambassador recalled President Ilham Aliyev's executive order to celebrate the poet's 870th anniversary.
He also underlined the role of Mehriban Aliyeva, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, in promoting Ganjavi`s literacy worldwide through translation of his works into different languages.
Amirbayov noted that in 1991 UNESCO proclaimed the year as the Year of Nizami Ganjavi to mark his 850th anniversary. The Ambassador said Ganjavi’s bust was unveiled in Rome in 2012.
He also highlighted events to be held as part of celebration of the poet`s 870th anniversary.
The exhibition features old and new photos of Ganja, where the poet was born, as well as photos of his busts and statues in different parts of the world, his mausoleum, scientific and cultural institutions called after him, and carpets illustrating characters from his works.
Clothes, pottery and copper items related with the period that Ganjavi lived in are also on display at the exhibition.
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