Days of Azerbaijani Culture will be held in Mexico on March 7-10, Zohra Aliyeva, spokesperson for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said. A Mexican film crew is considered to visit Azerbaijan to make a telecast about Azerbaijan. ...

A presentation ceremony of a book of the poet from Ardabil Asgar Shahi titled "Irfani Interpretation of Muhammad Fuzuli's ghazals" was held in the Cultural Centre of embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 3. ...

A corner about Azerbaijan has been created in Maastricht City Library. The books have been presented by the Union for One, Indivisible and Democratic Azerbaijan operating in Holland. The Union has already presented 5 books to the library. ...

Azerbaijani municipality faced with numerous problems was able to sign to a number of progresses and successes in the period of decade activities. Firstly it should be noted that the main achievement was known as a management structure of local self-governed system in the society. Each member of society has already information about municipalities not depending on the meaning. ...

On February 2, the US embassy presented a collection of unique miniature books created by 40 American artists to the world-known Miniature Book Museum. ...

New book entitled "Style of Ali Karim, or a view from private creativity to history of literature" by critic Javanshir Yusifli has been published. The book researches private creativity style of Azerbaijani poet Ali Karim. The author tells about ties between the samples of classic poem and poetry texts. ...

Next issue of literary-art magazine "Azerbaijan" has been published. "Poetry" section of the magazine includes poems of A. Habiboglu, M. Yusifgyzy, I. Imanzadeh, T. Taisoglu, G. Ahmad, F. Muslum, I. Tapdig, M. Habib, H. Safar, A. Rasul, B. Dashdyly and G. Agabalagyzy. ...

House Museums of N. Narimanov, M.S. Ordubadi, J. Mammadguluzadeh, Jafar Jabbarli and Azim Azimzadeh, State Museum of Religion History will organize mobile exhibitions from February to December, 2010, press service of Culture and Tourism Ministry informed on it. The exhibitions will be held thrice a month in 11 administrative districts of Baku in libraries and cultural houses. ...

Since February 1, new TV channel "Can Azərbaycan Televiziyası" ("Dear Azerbaijan television") established by Azerbaijanis living in Turkey is available since February 1 on the website www.canaz.tv. ...

A presentation ceremony of an album "Gara Garayev - collection of works" will be held on February 5 in Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society named after M. Magomayev. ...

The Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of ANAS has extended international relations during the last two years, the institute reported on it.
The Institute carries out some archaeological excavations in the republic with the leading archaeological institutes of the world. As a continuation of the carried out works, representatives of the University of Tokyo are expected to visit Baku in February. During the visit it is considered to sign a cooperation agreement between the University and Museum of Tokyo and the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of ANAS. ...

A book entitled "Anthology of Derbent Folklore" was published in the Institute of Folklore from series of "Anthology of Azerbaijani Folklore". Also a book "Anthology of South Azerbaijan Folklore" as a continuation of the project, Agshin Agkamarli, one of the collectors of folklore samples said. ...

Mugam Theatre hosted an event devoted to the 40th anniversary of Ganja Ensemble of Folk Musical Instruments "Goygol" on January 29. Shahnaz and Aybaniz Hashimovas, Aftandil Israfilov, Ramiz Guliyev, Zaur Rzayev, Firuza Ibadova, director of the Mugam Theatre Arif Gaziyev and other cultural figures attended the event. ...

On January 29, the CIS Interstate Fund of Humanitarian Cooperation presented to Sorbonne University first volumes from the series of "Classics of the CIS literature". ...

An event devoted to the 70th jubilee of prominent scholar and textual critic, chief of Research Department of Arabic speaking manuscripts, Doctor of Philology Kamandar Sharifli was held at the Institute of Manuscripts named after M. Fuzuli under ANAS. ...