A group of students from Azerbaijan University has taken a tour to the "Baku Speaking: 1900s-1940s" exhibition held in the Museum of Azerbaijani Painting of XX-XXI centuries, organized by YARAT Contemporary art Space. After the brief lecture, the students got acquainted with portrayed works, completed the given creative tasks  and asked the questions in their interest field.

The exhibition is composed of paintings and graphic works belonging to the foundations of Azerbaijan National Museum of Art and Azerbaijan Museum of Independence, as well as archive documents and manuscripts protected by the National Archives of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The museum exhibition that brings to light paintings and graphic works from the beginning of the twentieth century up to The Second World War. Literary works, archive chronicles and documents that reflect the attitudes of the time are also featured.

The artists presented in the exhibition are: Ismayil Akhundov, Azim Azimzade, Latif Feyzullayev, Mikhail Gerasimov, Hasan Hagverdiyev, Ali bey Huseynzade, Geysar Kashiyeva, Bahruz Kangarli, Rustam Mustafayev, Ali Rasim Mukhtarov, Adil Gaziyev, Alakbar Rzaguliyev, Oqtay Sadiqzada, Salam Salamzade, Sadiq Sharifzada, Taghi Taghiyev, Gazanfar Khaligov, Kamil Khanlarov, and poet(esse)s Mikail Rafili, Jafar Jabbarli, Ahmad Javad, Seyid Huseyn Sadig, Umgulsum Sadigzada, Huseyn Javid, Mikayil Mushviq, Samed Mansur, tell of a complex, changing, yet a very bright epoch through their works.

It must be noted that the tours will be held  twice a month until the end of the academic year.

Public Relations Department
08.11.2019