On September 30, the Azerbaijan National Museum of Art hosted the opening of a new permanent exhibition titled “Azerbaijani Visual Art: From Classicism to Postmodernism.”

The event was attended by the Director of the Azerbaijan National Museum of Art, Honored Cultural Worker Shirin Malikova; Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, People’s Artist Farhad Khalilov; People’s Artist and Academician Omar Eldarov; and Chairman of the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan, Honored Architect Elbay Gasimzade.
In their speeches, they emphasized the special significance of the exhibition, which unites different periods of national art — from the 1950s to the 2000s — and presents the creative paths of Azerbaijani painters and sculptors through their remarkable artistic works.

Afterwards, the participants of the event explored the exhibition.