House-Museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh explained

House-Museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh
Native Name:Vaqif Mustafazadənin ev muzeyi
Collection:1214 artifacts
Location:4 Vagif Mustafazade Lane, Icherisheher, Baku, Azerbaijan
Director:Afag Agha Rahim gizi Aliyeva

House-museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh (Azerbaijani: Vaqif Mustafazadənin ev muzeyi) is a memorial museum of the Azerbaijani jazz-pianist and composer, Vagif Mustafazadeh, and it was established on July 28, 1989.[1] In 1994, it became a branch of the Azerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture. From 1989 to 1997, the director of the museum was Zivar Agasaf qizi Aliyeva.[2]

The house-museum consists of three rooms containing 1214 artifacts including photos, posters, gramophone discs, documents, and personal belongings connected with the life and work of Vagif Mustafazade.[3] [4] [5] Vagif Mustafazadeh is the father of Azerbaijani singer and pianist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh.

At present, the museum is led by the musician’s cousin, Afag Agha Rahim gizi Aliyeva.[6] [7] She's also a founder and chairman of the Cultural and Charitable Foundation, named after Vagif Mustafazadeh.

Notes and References

  1. News: Дом-музей Вагифа Мустафазаде.
  2. News: Vagif Mustafazade: Fusing Jazz with Mugam.
  3. News: Memorial house-museum of V.Mustafazade.
  4. News: The House Museum of Vagif Mustafazade. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022414/http://www.icherisheher.gov.az/static,33/lang,en/. 2017-11-07. dead.
  5. News: Jazz in Azerbaijan: A Profile of Vagif Mustafazadeh. https://web.archive.org/web/20111114180143/http://www.az-magazine.com/2011/10/30/jazz-in-azerbaijan-a-profile-of-vagif-mustafazadeh/. 2011-11-14. dead.
  6. News: Фоторепортаж из Дома-музея Вагифа Мустафазаде. https://archive.today/20130117074855/http://www.anspress.com/index.php?a=2&lng=ru&nid=138362. dead. 2013-01-17.
  7. News: Никас Сафронов преподнес ценный подарок Азербайджану.