Azərbacan Musiqi Mədəniyyət Dövlət Muzeyi | |
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| Established | 1967 (1967) |
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| Location | Azerbaijan,Baku,Neftchilar Avenue, 49 |
| Coordinates | 40°21′59″N49°49′58″E / 40.3665237°N 49.8326589°E /40.3665237; 49.8326589 |
| Collection size | more than 20 000 items |
| Website | Museum website |
TheAzerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture (Azerbaijani:Azərbacan Musiqi Mədəniyyət Dövlət Muzeyi) was opened in 1967, inBaku. The goal of the museum is the collection, storage, investigation and popularization of materials related to themusical history ofAzerbaijan.[1][2]
The museum has a collection size of more than 20,000 items. Among these exhibits are musical instruments such as thetar,kamancha,saz,qaval,qoshanaghara,zurna, andney, and are rare instruments including the asa-tar and asa-saz.
The collection also includesgramophones, portable gramophones andgramophone records, and archives ofopera singers such asH.Sarabski,F.Mukhtarov, M.Bagirov and others are included in this museum. In addition, there are music manuscripts, personal belongings, records, posters, programs, photos, works of visual arts, notes, and books in the collection.[3]
The museum also runs theHouse-Museum of Niyazi.
