Launch of International Museum Day 2013

Launch of International Museum Day 2013

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to increase public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. Momentum has been rising unabated ever since. In 2012, International Museum Day garnered record-breaking participation with almost 32,000 museums hosting events in more than 129 countries. The worldwide community of museums will celebrate the next International Museum Day on 18 May, 2013.

SIA reports that there are 180 museums in Azerbaijan today, such as, Azerbaijan State Carpet Museum, Azerbaijan State Museum of Art, Azerbaijan State Museum of History, Baku Museum of Miniature Books, Baku Museum of Modern Art, Independence Museum of Azerbaijan, Historical-ethnographic museum of Khinalig village, Nakhchivan Memorial Museum, Nizami Museum of Azerbaijan Literature, Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Shusha Museum of History.

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