Princess Lalla Hasnaa,President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage of Rabat,who is currently visiting Azerbaijan,inaugurated on Tuesday in Baku the digital exhibition “The Art of Rabat Carpet”.
The inauguration ceremony was marked by the presence of Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva,Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,and Mrs. Arzu Aliyeva,Head of Baku Media Center.
Organized in partnership with National Carpet Museum in Baku,La Maison de l’Artisan and Morocco’s National Foundation of Museums,the exhibit celebrates one of Morocco’s most emblematic ancestral skills. It uses an innovative interactive approach enabling visitors to appreciate the origins of the Rabat carpet,its meticulous crafting techniques and the central role played by women artisans in the transmission of this authentic art.
Speaking on this occasion,Museum Director Amina Melikova said she was honored to receive Princess Lalla Hasnaa at this exceptional exhibition,celebrating carpet artistry in both countries.
The Princess,accompanied by Leyla Aliyeva and Arzu Aliyeva,attended a presentation on Rabat carpet’s history,its origins and evolution over centuries,as well as various crafting phases,from the choice of materials to the finished piece (wool preparation: selection,washing,carding and spinning,natural dyeing: traditional techniques and pigments).
Princess Lalla Hasna also visited an exhibition dedicated to Azerbaijani carpet,its weaving tools and the role of women in safeguarding this ancestral know-how. She also visited the permanent exhibition of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum,before signing the Golden Book of this institution.
The Princess visited the same day the International Mugham Center in Baku. This institution is entrusted with preserving and teaching this ancestral musical art,recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
On Monday,Princess Lalla Hasnaa visited Baku’s Alley of Honor,where she laid a wreath at the tomb of the national leader Heydar Aliyev.
The Princess then visited the Martyrs’ Alley to pay respects to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for Azerbaijan’s independence. She laid red carnations on four martyrs’ tombs and a wreath of flowers at the eternal flame monument.
Princess Lalla Hasnaa,later on Monday,met at the headquarters of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Baku with Mehriban Aliyeva,First Lady of Azerbaijan.
The meeting was attended by President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,Princess Lalla Hasnaa’s accompanying delegation,and other Azerbaijani officials.
On Sunday,Princess Lalla Hasnaa visited the International Carpet Festival,which celebrates the cultural heritage of this West Asian country and honors master craftsmen and their ancestral skills.
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