It is all happening in Baku this year. In addition to the 5th International Symposium on Azerbaijan Carpets: Traditions and Innovations (17-29 October), from 22-24 May the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum will host the 2nd International Symposium of The Common Language of the Turkic World – Patterns. Lecturers and guests from different countries will participate in the symposium. In this context, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Baku Turkish Cultural Center of Yunus Emre Institute and the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum have announced a competition of carpet sketches on the theme of Common Turkic Symbols on Carpets.
Baku Symposia, 2017
It is all happening in Baku this year. In addition to the 5th International Symposium on Azerbaijan Carpets: Traditions and Innovations (17-29 October), from 22-24 May the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum will host the 2nd International Symposium of The Common Language of the Turkic…
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