Open sky museum

Open Sky Museum — created on the basis of the Decree of the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated July 11, 2002, a museum in the city of Nakhchivan.

About

The museum was organized in 2002 in the city of Nakhchivan. Located in the “Əcəmi” promenade, the museum preserves and displays 169 material‑cultural objects from various periods found in the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, including ram statues, stone books, various stone figures and tomb chests. Within the museum area covering 2.58 ha, the 12th‑century Mömünə Xatun tomb‑museum, reflecting the activity of the Azerbaijani Atabeys state, also operates.

Exhibits

It was created on the basis of stone exhibits found in various regions of Nakhchivan. More than 220 stone monuments are preserved in the museum and displayed in the exhibitions. The exhibition contains four groups of stone monuments – exhibits.

Column bases and capitals

Columns used in construction works

Decorative facades

Stone bases

Sets used in household

Honey‑strainers

Grave stones

Millstone weighing five tons

Ram statues

Caskets related to religious beliefs

Rock‑surface depictions

Naturally obtained zoomorphic figures and fragments