House-Museum of Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh

The house-museum of Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh is a memorial museum dedicated to Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, the people's poet of Azerbaijan, playwright, literary scholar, and public figure. The museum building is located in Shaki, in the house where Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh once lived, which later functioned as a kindergarten. The museum is a cultural and scientific-research institution that carries out deep study of the heritage of Azerbaijani poet Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, collects relevant materials, preserves them, and organizes scientific research.

History

The foundation of the museum was laid with the poet’s 90th birth anniversary, by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan dated 27 October 2015. After restoration, reconstruction and artistic design work carried out in 2017–2018, the official opening ceremony of the museum took place on 31 August 2018.

Exhibition

The exhibition of the house museum occupies 70 m² and consists of three rooms. There are also administrative and archive rooms. The core of the museum’s exhibition consists of documents, books, manuscripts, photographs and archival documents, and personal items presented by the poet’s family. In total, 735 exhibits are displayed to visitors.