Museums in Azerbaijan
29 museums in Azerbaijan.
Top museums in Azerbaijan
ANAS House-Museum of Huseyn Javid
This Baku house was home to the Azerbaijani poet and playwright Huseyn Javid from 1920 to 1937, and it has been a museum in his name since 1981. The ANAS House-Museum of Huseyn Javid is also a...
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
Art museum
The largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world belongs to the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum (Azərbaycan Milli Xalça Muzeyi), formerly called the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum. Its...
Azerbaijan State Agriculture Museum
One of the maps in the Azerbaijan State Agriculture Museum is made of wheat grains, lentils and watercress, and a second is embroidered in silk thread. Founded in 1924, the museum traces the history...
Azerbaijan State Museum of History of Religion
History museum
Founded in 1967 as the Historical Museum of Atheism, this Baku institution now presents the history of religion. It was set up by the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR, and a Cabinet decree...
Azerbaijan State Theatre Museum
Music, film or theatre museum
Named after the playwright Jafar Jabbarli, the Azerbaijan State Theatre Museum (Azərbaycan Dövlət Teatr Muzeyi) traces the history of professional theatre in Azerbaijan. It occupies part of the...
House of Abdulla Shaig
Historic house, palace or castle
The Azerbaijani writer Abdulla Shaig is the sole focus of this house museum, which occupies the second floor of a historic Baku building constructed in 1905. The museum was founded in 1990, is listed...
House-Museum of Azim Azimzade
Historic house, palace or castle
Personal belongings of Azim Azimzade, the Azerbaijani artist and caricaturist who held the title People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, form the core of this memorial museum in Baku. Signs may show...
House-Museum of Bulbul (Baku)
The home-turned-memorial of Bulbul, the famous Azerbaijani Soviet singer, is a historic house museum known locally as Bülbülün ev muzeyi and also called the Memorial Museum of Bulbul. It stands at...
House-Museum of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (Baku)
The rooms on Suleyman Taghizade Street where the Azerbaijani satirist Jalil Mammadguluzadeh lived from 1920 to 1932 now form a memorial museum devoted to him. Signs may give its Azerbaijani name,...
House-Museum of Mammed Said Ordubadi
The Baku house where the well-known Azerbaijani writer Mammed Said Ordubadi lived and worked has been a museum dedicated to him since its founding in 1979. It stands at 19 Khagani Street and is...
House-Museum of Niyazi
Dedicated to a single figure, the Azerbaijani conductor and composer Niyazi, a People's Artist of the USSR, this memorial museum stands on Bulbul Avenue in Baku. Signs give its Azerbaijani name,...
Independence Museum of Azerbaijan
The Independence Museum of Azerbaijan (İstiqlal Muzeyi) has been founded twice. It first opened on 7 December 1919 in the parliament building of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, but it was...
Military Trophy Park
Military museum
The Military Trophy Park (Hərbi Qənimətlər Parkı), also called the War Trophies Park, displays war trophies that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces seized from the Armenian Army and the Artsakh Defence...
National Art Museum of Azerbaijan
Art museum
Azerbaijan's largest art museum holds more than 15,000 artworks across two neighbouring 19th-century buildings in Baku. On signs it appears as Azərbaycan Milli İncəsənət Muzeyi. The buildings, with...
National Museum of History of Azerbaijan
History museum
Azerbaijan's largest museum occupies the former residence of Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, the oil magnate and philanthropist, in a building designed by the Polish architect Józef Gosławski. Signs give...
Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature
The Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature stands as the cultural heart of Azerbaijan, preserving over 59,000 items that celebrate the rich literary heritage of a nation that has served as a bridge...
The Museum Centre
Four state museums share a single building near Baku's Boulevard. The Museum Centre, run by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, houses the Azerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture, the...
Azerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture
Music, film or theatre museum
Museums by city in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s museum scene is centered in Baku, where many of the country’s best-known collections explore the meeting point of the Caucasus, the Caspian coast, and long-distance trade routes. Visitors can move from the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum and the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery to more specialized institutions focused on music, theatre, religion, and transport. On Mooseum, it becomes easier to compare museums and plan visits around the city’s historic core and waterfront districts.
Beyond broad national history, museums in Azerbaijan often focus on distinct parts of cultural life. The Azerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture and the State Theatre Museum reflect strong traditions in mugham, performance, and stage arts, while the ANAS House-Museum of Huseyn Javid offers a more intimate literary perspective. In Baku and other urban centers, house-museums and memorial collections help connect major historical narratives with individual writers, artists, and public figures.
Museum visits in Azerbaijan also reveal how closely culture is tied to everyday crafts and economic history. The Azerbaijan Railway Museum and the Azerbaijan State Agriculture Museum show different sides of modernization, infrastructure, and rural life, while religious and decorative arts collections add further context. Mooseum helps visitors discover this range, whether they want a focused afternoon in one museum or a broader cultural route through Baku and nearby destinations.
Map of museums in Azerbaijan
Museums in Azerbaijan: questions
- How many museums are there in Azerbaijan?
- Mooseum lists 29 museums in Azerbaijan. Baku has the most, with 26.
- What kinds of museums are in Azerbaijan?
- Of the 15 whose type we know, the most common are art museums (5), historic houses, palaces and castles (4), history museums (2) and music, film and theatre museums (2).
- Carpet weaving collections that explain regional patterns, techniques, and the role of textiles in Azerbaijani domestic and ceremonial life
- Strong performing arts museums covering mugham, instruments, composers, theatre history, and literary figures connected to the stage
- Specialized museums on railways, agriculture, and religion that add context beyond standard art-and-history itineraries
- House-museums and memorial collections in Baku that offer a closer look at writers, scholars, and cultural personalities
- A museum landscape shaped by the Caspian coast, Silk Road links, Soviet-era institutions, and modern national identity
- Many major museums are in Baku, so group visits by neighborhood when possible; the boulevard and central districts are convenient for combining several stops in one day.
- Opening hours can vary by season and public holidays, and some museums close one day a week, so check schedules on Mooseum before setting out.
- Carry a card and some cash for tickets or small on-site purchases, especially at smaller museums or house-museums where payment options may be limited.
- Spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for museum-hopping in Baku, since summer heat can make walking between venues less pleasant in the afternoon.
All museums in Azerbaijan
Every museum in Azerbaijan listed on Mooseum. Search by name or type.
| Name | Type | Website | Links | Stats |
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ANAS House-Museum of Huseyn JavidThis Baku house was home to the Azerbaijani poet and playwright Huseyn Javid from 1920 to 1937, and it has been a museum in his name since 1981. The ANAS House-Museum of Huseyn Javid is also a... | — | huseyncavid.az |  | — |
Azerbaijan Carpet MuseumThe largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world belongs to the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum (Azərbaycan Milli Xalça Muzeyi), formerly called the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum. Its... | Art museum | www.azcarpetmuseum.az/index_eng.htm | | — |
Transport museum | muzey.ady.az | | — | |
Azerbaijan State Agriculture MuseumOne of the maps in the Azerbaijan State Agriculture Museum is made of wheat grains, lentils and watercress, and a second is embroidered in silk thread. Founded in 1924, the museum traces the history... | — | kendteserrufatimuzeyi.az/index.php/ru | | — |
Art museum | azgallery.az | | — | |
Azerbaijan State Museum of History of ReligionFounded in 1967 as the Historical Museum of Atheism, this Baku institution now presents the history of religion. It was set up by the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR, and a Cabinet decree... | History museum | dintarixi.az | | — |
Music, film or theatre museum | www.musicmuseum.az/az/index.php | | — | |
Azerbaijan State Theatre MuseumNamed after the playwright Jafar Jabbarli, the Azerbaijan State Theatre Museum (Azərbaycan Dövlət Teatr Muzeyi) traces the history of professional theatre in Azerbaijan. It occupies part of the... | Music, film or theatre museum | teatrmuzeyi.musigi-dunya.az | | — |
Art museum | behruzkengerli.nakhchivan.az | | — | |
— | minibooks.az | | — | |
Art museum | mim.az | | — | |
House of Abdulla ShaigThe Azerbaijani writer Abdulla Shaig is the sole focus of this house museum, which occupies the second floor of a historic Baku building constructed in 1905. The museum was founded in 1990, is listed... | Historic house, palace or castle | ashaig.aznet.org | | — |
House-Museum of Azim AzimzadePersonal belongings of Azim Azimzade, the Azerbaijani artist and caricaturist who held the title People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, form the core of this memorial museum in Baku. Signs may show... | Historic house, palace or castle | ezimzade.ev-muzeyi.az | | — |
House-Museum of Bulbul (Baku)The home-turned-memorial of Bulbul, the famous Azerbaijani Soviet singer, is a historic house museum known locally as Bülbülün ev muzeyi and also called the Memorial Museum of Bulbul. It stands at... | — | bulbulmuseum.az | | — |
— | cabbarli.ev-muzeyi.az | | — | |
House-Museum of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (Baku)The rooms on Suleyman Taghizade Street where the Azerbaijani satirist Jalil Mammadguluzadeh lived from 1920 to 1932 now form a memorial museum devoted to him. Signs may give its Azerbaijani name,... | — | memmedquluzade.az | | — |
House-Museum of Mammed Said OrdubadiThe Baku house where the well-known Azerbaijani writer Mammed Said Ordubadi lived and worked has been a museum dedicated to him since its founding in 1979. It stands at 19 Khagani Street and is... | — | ordubadi.ev-muzeyi.az | | — |
Historic house, palace or castle | sabirmuseum.az | | — | |
Historic house, palace or castle | nerimanov.ev-muzeyi.az/az | | — | |
House-Museum of NiyaziDedicated to a single figure, the Azerbaijani conductor and composer Niyazi, a People's Artist of the USSR, this memorial museum stands on Bulbul Avenue in Baku. Signs give its Azerbaijani name,... | — | www.musicmuseum.az | | — |
— | bahlulzade.az | | — | |
Independence Museum of AzerbaijanThe Independence Museum of Azerbaijan (İstiqlal Muzeyi) has been founded twice. It first opened on 7 December 1919 in the parliament building of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, but it was... | — | www.istiqlalmuzeyi.gov.az | | — |
Military Trophy ParkThe Military Trophy Park (Hərbi Qənimətlər Parkı), also called the War Trophies Park, displays war trophies that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces seized from the Armenian Army and the Artsakh Defence... | Military museum | herbiqenimetlerparki.az | | — |
National Art Museum of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan's largest art museum holds more than 15,000 artworks across two neighbouring 19th-century buildings in Baku. On signs it appears as Azərbaycan Milli İncəsənət Muzeyi. The buildings, with... | Art museum | nationalartmuseum.az/?lang=az | | — |
National Museum of History of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan's largest museum occupies the former residence of Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, the oil magnate and philanthropist, in a building designed by the Polish architect Józef Gosławski. Signs give... | History museum | azhistorymuseum.az | | — |