Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Xalça Muzeyi, formerly called the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum) is a museum located in Baku that displays Azerbaijani carpets and rugs with historical and modern weaving techniques and materials. It has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world. First opened on Neftchiler Avenue in 1967, it moved to a new building on the Baku's seafront park in 2014.
| Established | 1967 |
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| Location | Mikayil Huseynov Street 28, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°21′35″N 49°50′08″E |
| Type | Museum |
| Director | Shirin Malikova |
| Public transit access | Icheri Sheher metro station |
| Website | www.azcarpetmuseum.az |
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