Museum of Art

XX–XXI Centuries Azerbaijan Painting Museum or simply Painting Museum – an art museum located in Baku, Azerbaijan.

History

The Painting Museum was organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and opened in June 2015. The opening was attended by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva. At the beginning of 2018 the museum was placed under the authority of YARAT Contemporary Art Space.

Exhibitions and objects

The museum presents works taken from state collections such as the National Painting Gallery and the Contemporary Art Museum, featuring both well‑known and relatively less known artists. The museum has exhibited works by Mikayil Abdullayev, Rasim Babayev, Sattar Bahlulzade, Gennadi Brijatyuk, Nadir Abdurrakhmanov, Kamal Ahmad, Ucal Haqverdiyev, Javad Mircavadov, Böyükağa Mirzazade, Ashraf Murad, Toghrul Nərimanbeyov, Nadir Qasımov, Eldar Qurban, Maral Rahmanzade, Altay Sadıqzade, Oqtay Sadıqzade, Tahir Salahov, Khalida Safarova, Mahmud Tagiev, Tagi Tagiev, Farhad Khalilov and Qeyyur Yunus.

Various thematic exhibitions are organized in the museum. Exhibitions such as “Labor, Leisure and Dreams: 1960–1980 through the Eyes of Azerbaijani Masters” (May 2018 – January 2019) and “Talking Baku: 1900–1940” (April–October 2019) have taken place.