Address: Neftchilar avenue 123a, Baku, Azerbaijan
Directorate: (+994 12) 493 72 87, (+994 12) 493 97 19
Department of Cultural Development and International Relations: (+994 12) 493 58 83
Department of Information: (+994 12) 598 37 31
E-mail: museum@museumcenter.az
Web: http://www.museumcenter.az/index/lang,en/
The building of the Museum Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic is located in the very center of Baku, on the Seaside Boulevard; it was constructed in 1960 in a project led by outstanding Azerbaijani architect Hasan Majidov to commemorate the 90th anniversary of V.I.Lenin and was opened in 1961 as a branch of the Moscow Lenin Museum.
In 1991, following the collapse of the USSR, by decree of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic the building was transferred to the Ministry of Culture of the Azerbaijan Republic and renamed the Museum Center.
In the Museum Center of Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic are disposed:
The State Museum of Musical Culture of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan State J. Jabbarli Theatre Museum
The Museum of Azerbaijani Independence
The Store of the Azerbaijan State Museum of the History of Religion
Also on the fourth floor of the building, in five rooms, are found:
- An Art gallery, which is one of the biggest and most beautiful in the city
- A Circular Ceremonial hall, below the glass cupola of the building, for the holding of presentations, ceremonies, concerts and other important governmental events.
- An Assembly hall is situated between the second and third floors. This is a venue for conferences, round tables, seminars, symposia, cinema evenings and other events.
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