House-museum of Niyazi
By its exposition space and number of items the house museum of the prominent conductor and composer Niyazi (20.08.1912-02.08.1984) is the biggest branch of the State Museum of Azerbaijan Musical Culture. On 18th of September, 1994, the museum opened its door for visitors. Maestro Niyazi lived and worked in this apartment from 1958 to the end of his life. His former apartment now museum, consists of five rooms. Three of them (dining-room, bedroom and working room) are memorial. The rest two rooms (exposition and living room) are managed to show more exhibits related to Niyazi and to provide space for chamber concerts and celebrations. Photographs demonstrating Niyazis life and creativity from his childhood to his declining years, musical manuscripts, posters, playbills and other exhibits are displayed in the exposition room. The living room presents photographs reflecting Niyazis social life, paintings and drawings presented to Maestro or acquired by the museum during long time.