Shusha Carpet Museum Explained

Shusha Carpet Museum
Native Name:Şuşa Xalça Muzeyi
Native Name Lang:az
Location:Until 1992, in Shusha, in the mansion belonging to General Samad bey Mehmandarov
After 1992, in Baku, Azerbaijan
Type:carpet museum

Shusha Carpet Museum is the Shusha branch of the State Museum of Azerbaijani Carpets and Applied Art, established by the Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Azerbaijan SSR No. 502 of September 26, 1985, to study, preserve and live the traditions of Karabakh carpet weaving. The branch began its activity on May 19, 1987, in the 18th-century mansion belonging to General Samad bey Mehmandarov.[1] [2]

As of 2020, the Shusha branch is based within Azerbaijan Carpet Museum in Baku.[3] After Azerbaijan took control of Shusha in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement, the museum announced plans to return to its original location in Shusha once the building is restored.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Azərbaycan Xalça Muzeyinin Şuşa filialı . azcarpetmuseum.az . 2020-02-17 .
  2. Web site: MEK-ə "Azərbaycan Xalçası və Xalq Tətbiqi Sənəti Dövlət Muzeyi Şuşa Filiali" Adlı Kataloq Daxil Olub . edumap.az . 2020-02-17 .
  3. Web site: 2020-10-01. Shusha Branch of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum - News Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2021-09-08. Azərbaycan Respublikası Mədəniyyət Nazirliyi.
  4. Web site: 2021-01-11. Carpet Museum director talks on revival of carpet weaving in Shusha [INTERVIEW]]. 2021-12-16. AzerNews.az. en.