On November 15, the opening of the international exhibition “Climate and Carpets” will take place at the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum. The exhibition dedicated to the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29) was organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Day.Az reports.
Favorable climatic conditions played an important role in the development of carpet weaving, which is an ancient folk art. Colorful patterns of ecological carpets of original compositions reflect all the beauty of Azerbaijani nature. The purpose of the exhibition is to attract the attention of viewers to the importance of combating climate change, a healthy lifestyle, solving environmental problems and protecting the environment through the works of contemporary artists based on the ancient traditions of our people.
The exhibition “Climate and Carpets” will feature works by famous artists from Azerbaijan, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico and Russia, inspired by Azerbaijani carpet art and its traditional patterns. For the first time, visitors will see the joint work “Born in Fire” by the famous Russian actress, director, artist, singer and TV presenter Natalya Bochkareva, teachers of the Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry named after S.G. Stroganov Galina and Andrey Krivolapov. Also on display will be the works of North Park University (Chicago) professor Nnenna Okore, Mexican artist Pedro Cesar Peralta, Honored Artists of Azerbaijan Tarier Bashirov and Faig Ahmed, Honored Cultural Worker Elmira Abbasly, artists Mamed Rashidov, Milena Nabiyeva, Mahar Maharramov, Tarana Aliyeva and students of the boarding school for integration education No. 11 in the village of Bilgya. The works of boarding school students are made of wool, metal, bioplastic, gauze, fiber, sawdust, waste, etc.
As part of the event, there will be a ceremony of cutting from the loom the carpet of the Honored Artist Tarier Bashirov “Green World”, dedicated to COP29 and woven in the Department of Traditional Technologies of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum. Rufat Rzayev will conduct a master class on weaving mats, and members of the Women’s Union of the United Arab Emirates will conduct a master class on knitting.
The exhibition will last until November 30.
Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased on the website iticket.az: