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Old City Museum Center

Coordinates: 40°22′N 49°50′E / 40.367°N 49.833°E / 40.367; 49.833
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Old City Museum Center
Azerbaijani: İçərişəhər Muzey Mərkəzi
Old City Museum Center is located in Azerbaijan
Old City Museum Center
Location within Azerbaijan
Established22 December 2018
LocationBoyuk Gala street 41, Old City
Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates40°22′N 49°50′E / 40.367°N 49.833°E / 40.367; 49.833
Visitors341 728 (2019)
DirectorAmina Malikova
Websitewww.icherisheher.gov.az

Old City Museum Center or Icherisheher Museum Center (Azerbaijani: İçərişəhər Muzey Mərkəzi) is a museum in Azerbaijan. The Museum Center is a part of the State Department of the Historical and Architectural Reserve of Old City. The museum explores the architecture, life and culture of the ancient Shirvanshahs' Palace, Maiden Tower, ancient mosques, baths (Beyler Mosque, Siratagly religious-architectural complex), Baku Khans' Palace, and the Gala village. The Center collects, preserves and propagates material about the cultural monuments of the period, and holds international conferences, symposiums, themed parties, theatrical museum events at the Monuments Complex.[1]

The fund of the Old City Museum Center includes photo negatives, applied arts, numismatics, rare books, documents, photos, graphics and archeology examples.

About the museum

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Old City Museum Center was created by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 558, dated December 22, 2018. The museum is based on "Shirvanshahs Palace Complex" State Historical-Architectural Reserve Museum, Icheri Sheher History Museum, and Gala State Historical Ethnographic Reserve, which are part of the Administration of Old City State Historical and Architectural Reserve.[2]

The Old City Museum Center holds permanent and mobile exhibitions, presentations using modern technology and equipment.

Affiliated entities

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hasanova, B. (2019). Museums of Azerbaijan. Baku. pp. 56–58.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ ""İçərişəhər" Muzey Mərkəzi yaradılıb". trend.az (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan State Information Agency. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-12.