House-Museum of Uzeyir Hajibeyov (Shusha)

House-Museum of Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Üzeyir Hacıbəyovun ev-muzeyi
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General information
TypeHouse, museum
LocationM.F.Akhundov Street, 19, Shusha, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Coordinates39°44′56″N 46°44′52″E / 39.74889°N 46.74778°E / 39.74889; 46.74778
Completed1959

House-Museum of Uzeyir Hajibeyov (Azerbaijani: Üzeyir Hacıbəyovun ev-muzeyi) is the museum located in Shusha of Uzeyir Hajibeyov, an Azerbaijani composer, musicologist, publicist, playwright, teacher and public figure, founder of the professional musical art of the modern Azerbaijan and of the national opera.[1]

The museum functioned between 1959 and 1992.[2] Only 136 items out of 1700 were saved.[3]

After the recapture of the city of Shusha by the Azerbaijani army on 7 November 2020, the restoration works of the museum began.[4]

  1. ^ "Üzeyir Hacıbəyovun Şuşadakı ev muzeyi" (in Azerbaijani). 1905.az. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan (May 10, 2021). "Shusha: The cultural capital of Azerbaijan". Azerbaijan State News Agency. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Becoming familiar with the works to be performed in the house-museum of Uzeir Hajibeyli in Shusha city". mehriban-aliyeva.az. August 29, 2021. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Mirmehdi Ağaoğlu (October 23, 2020). "Nazirlik: Üzeyir Hacıbəyovun Şuşadakı ev-muzeyinin bərpa olunacağı günə az qalıb" (in Azerbaijani). apa.az. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2022.