Kazakh art exhibition opens in Baku
The Azerbaijan National Museum of Art has hosted the grand opening of the exhibition Dialogue of Cultures: Kazakhstan – Azerbaijan, Qazinform News Agency reports.
Organized by the Culture Ministries of the two nations, the exhibition features 30 paintings from the collection of the Abylkhan Kasteyev National Museum of Art in Kazakhstan. The works represent artists across generations, reflecting the evolution of Kazakhstan’s art school at the intersection of academic traditions and nomadic heritage.
Among the featured masters are Abylkhan Kasteyev, Moldakhmet Kenbayev, and Kanafiya Telzhanov, alongside works by Aysha Galimbayeva, Sabur Mambeyev, Shaimardan Sariyev, and Salikhitdin Aitbayev, exploring themes of tradition, spirituality, and national identity.
Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan Alim Bayel noted that the Kasteyev Museum is the “main treasury of Kazakh art”. The selected works will be displayed in Baku for four months, strengthening cultural ties and highlighting common Turkic roots.
Saadat Yusifova, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Culture, emphasized the importance of cultural-humanitarian cooperation between the two nations. Museum director Gulaim Zhumabekova described the exhibition as a “space of dialogue” built on shared values and artistic resonance.
Special attention is given to depictions of nature and nomadic space, with landscapes and thematic works conveying harmony between humans and the environment, as well as a philosophical view of time and history.
The opening also featured a creative meeting between renowned Kazakh artist Batima Zaurbekova, the first Kazakh woman to create tapestries, and leading Azerbaijani artists.
The event gathered prominent Azerbaijani painters, art critics, intellectuals, foreign ambassadors, and residents of Baku.
Earlier, Astana hosted the national culture and cuisine festival to celebrate People’s Unity Day.
