President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva have today inspected the construction work at a new building of State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Arts, and also visited a site designed for State Museum of Musical Culture, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
Minister of culture and tourism Abulfaz Garayev told the President of the construction work at the new building of the State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Arts. The building is being constructed on the basis of a joint project by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and UNESCO.
The Head of State made relevant recommendations to carry out the construction work in accordance with modern standards.
Afterwards, the President and the first lady visited the site where the State Museum of Musical Culture would be located. They viewed the draft project of the museum which will be located in "The Venetian town". The construction work will start here next year.