The 5 must-see museums in Baku
From Zaha Hadid’s white waves to medieval fortress walls — five spaces that tell Baku’s past and present. Each opens its own window onto th…
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From carpets to architecture, history to contemporary art — the five must-see museums of every city.
From Zaha Hadid’s white waves to medieval fortress walls — five spaces that tell Baku’s past and present. Each opens its own window onto th…
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From the UNESCO-listed Khan’s Palace to an ancient Albanian church — Sheki’s addresses of craft and history. This five fits the town’s arti…
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This category holds 19 places in the directory — including everything that did not make the five.
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Zaha Hadid’s masterpiece: a building without a single straight line, contemporary art shows and Baku’s new symbol.
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A building shaped like a rolled carpet holding the world’s richest collection of Azerbaijani rugs — history, knot by knot.
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The 15th-century palace of the Shirvanshah dynasty — UNESCO heritage, carved stone and medieval quiet at the heart of the Old City.
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UNESCO heritage: 40,000-year-old rock art, mud volcanoes and an open-air museum of the Stone Age.
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Baku’s most mysterious structure: a tower of unknown age, its legends, and an Old City panorama from the roof.
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National history inside oil baron Taghiyev’s mansion: rich collections and the interiors of 19th-century Baku’s bourgeoisie.
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A millennium of Azerbaijani literature in the magnificent building overlooking Fountains Square.
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Contemporary art in a Soviet-era ship repair hall: bold shows and young Azerbaijani artists.
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The richest state collection of European, Eastern and Azerbaijani painting, in two historic mansions.
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A Guinness-record collection: the world’s largest gathering of miniature books, inside the Old City.
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The oil boom told inside the Nobel brothers’ Baku residence: the story of the first oil millions.
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The home of the Azerbaijani avant-garde: over 800 works from Sattar Bahlulzade to today.
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An 18th-century palace of nail-less shebeke windows and painted walls — the summit of Azerbaijani craftsmanship.
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The ancient Albanian church in Kish village: thousand-year walls, archaeological finds and mountain-village views.
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A living craft museum: watch masters assemble shebeke from thousands of pieces of wood and glass — without a single nail.
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The khan family’s lesser-known house: delicate murals, shebeke and a quiet courtyard — the palace experience without the crowds.
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The town’s chronicle from Silk Road trade to the Soviet era: coins, weapons and silk looms.
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The chronicle of ancient Ganja: archaeological finds, khanate-era objects and a thousand years of memory.
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A centre devoted to the poet Mahsati Ganjavi and her rubaiyat: poetry, history and a woman’s voice.
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