Baku Carpet Museum
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Baku Carpet Museum
The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum is the treasury of Azerbaijan national culture. Established for researching, keeping and displaying carpets and carpet items, as well as applied art works, the Museum has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world, of various weaving techniques and materials.
The Museum has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world and is now housed in a new purpose built facility on the Baku's seafront park. It was set up in 1967 and was initially located in the Juma Mosque in Icheri Sheher, and the first exhibition was opened in 1972. Its collection is more than 10,000 objects, including ceramics, jewelry from the Bronze Age, and metal works, including some from the 14th century. Additionally, there are carpets and carpet items of the 17th-20th cc., gold and silver adornments, national garments and embroidery, and applied art works of the modern period.