Azərbaycan Milli İncəsənət Muzeyi | |
_edited.jpg) Palace of De Boure - first building of the Azerbaijan National Museum of Art | |
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| Established | 1936 |
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| Location | Niyazi Street 9/11, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | 15,000 items: 3,000 items displayed (12,000 items stored) |
| Public transit access | M 1 Icheri Sheher metro station |
| Website | Nationalmuseum.az |
Azerbaijan National Museum of Art (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli İncəsənət Muzeyi) is the biggest art museum of Azerbaijan.[1] It was founded in 1936 in Baku and in 1943 was named after Rustam Mustafayev,[1] a prominent Azerbaijani scenic designer and theater artist. The museum consists of two 19th century buildings standing next to each other. The museum's total collection includes over 15,000 artworks. There are over 3,000 items in 60 rooms on permanent display. About 12,000 items are kept in storage. The museum changes the exhibits periodically so that more of these artworks can be displayed temporarily.[2]
- ^ a b Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia. State Publishing House of the Council of Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR. 1976. pp. 1st vol, p. 144.
- ^ "Breathing Life Back Into Art: The National Art Museum". Azer.com. Retrieved 2008-04-06.