Azerbaijan’s Colorful Cultural Heritage: National Carpet Festival

The National Carpet Festival, held for the first time in the capital city of Baku, Azerbaijan, showcased colorful scenes. Azerbaijan continues to introduce its rich cultural heritage to the world. The National Carpet Festival is being held for the first time in the capital city of Baku, Azerbaijan. Showcasing carpets that stand out with their regional style and motifs, expressing Azerbaijan’s cultural richness, the festival, despite being organized for the first time, attracted great interest from visitors.

Reflection of Carpet Art from Past to Present

Many carpet weaving masters exhibited their works at the festival held at the Baku Castle. The event aims to pass down Azerbaijan’s carpet weaving tradition to future generations and encourage the preservation of this art. Carpet weaving craft has been preserved for years.

A Heritage Listed on UNESCO: Azerbaijani Carpet Art

Azade Mammadova, President of the World Hands Craftsmen Public Union of Azerbaijan, expressed her satisfaction with the high interest in the first carpet festival, saying, “Today, carpet art has greatly developed in Azerbaijan. It is a great source of pride for us to hold such festivals. Through this, we can show the world that we have been continuing the art of carpet weaving since ancient times. The arrival of so many tourists also shows that we exist as two nations. The friendship between Turkey and Azerbaijan is enduring, and I hope that this art will continue in both countries,” she said.

• Azerbaijan’s carpet art, listed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, carries the mission of promoting and safeguarding the art of carpet weaving.
• The Azerbaijan National Carpet Festival will host visitors until May 5th.