House-Museum of Hazi Aslanov

Hazi Aslanov's house museum — twice Hero of the Soviet Union, major general of tank troops, Hazi Aslanov's house-museum.

Museum building

The museum area, consisting of 2 rooms, covers 35 sq/m. The museum building is a one‑storey courtyard house with an open veranda. It has a spacious garden area with greenery. The total number of museum exhibits is 2012 items. Among the memorabilia are the general's military uniform, striped trousers, handkerchief, 2 plates, tableware, cup, shaving set, knife, spoon, household items, military bag, kettle, sugar bowl, butter dish, desk clock, 2 telegrams, 1 letter, etc., which are preserved. H. Aslanov's house museum has been operating for 38 years. During these years the museum has been visited by more than 650 thousand spectators. Visitors have come to the museum from many countries of the world, including the United States, Norway, Latvia, Canada, France, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Cuba, Ukraine and others. H. Aslanov's house museum was awarded the diploma of the USSR Ministry of Culture in 1985 on the 40th anniversary of the victory over fascism for its effective work in the field of military patriotism. In January 2010, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan equipped the museum with a new modern exhibition meeting current requirements and carried out complete reconstruction work in the museum.

Museum exhibits

The total number of museum exhibits is 2012 items, 302 items of the main collection, 1710 items of the auxiliary collection. The exhibits forming the main part of the museum's collection number 2351 items in total.

Museum exhibition

The museum consists of 5 exhibition halls.

Ethnographic room, reflecting the environment in which the hero was born and grew up.

H. Aslanov's years of study at the military schools in Baku and Leningrad and his participation in the war with Finland.

Dedicated to the Moscow and Stalingrad battles.

Participation in the battles for the Baltic and Belarus.

Gifts presented to the house museum and the hero's battle uniforms.