The IV International Shusha Symposium on Historical Places and Monuments

 

Shusha, November 22, 2022

 

The Symposium Committee announces abstract acceptance for the IV International Shusha Symposium on Historical Places and Monuments. The symposium will be held on November 22, 2022, in the city of Shusha.

It is estimable to conduct the research on "the destiny of Tepebashi settlement, the last survival of Azerbaijani national-cultural and historical heritage in Irevan city: the destruction of the heritage of the Azerbaijani people in Armenia and the obliteration of historical traces" and to work up proposals in the direction of eliminating its consequences.

III International Agsu Symposium of Historical Places and Monuments dedicated to honourary memory of Prof. Dr. Kamil Ibrahimov and co-organized on 15-17 October by "Medieval Agsu City" State Historical-Cultural Reserve under State Service of Cultural Heritage Conservation, Development and Rehabilitation of Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, MIRAS  Social Organization in Support of Studying  of Cultural Heritage, Caucasus Heritage Research Institute, YOCOCU Association of Italy and Agsu Training Center ended its work.   

As an example of transnational cooperation projects referring to many-sided collaborations, MIRAS Social Organization in Support of Studying of Cultural Heritage was selected as beneficiary of Erasmus+ Programme Capacity-Building projects in the field of Higher Education (E+CBHE) for creation and development of supervision centres funded by European Commission.

On March 19-21, 2018, the 3rd International Folklore Festival "Terekeme Chershenbesi" was held in the village of Gegeli, Agsu region. The organizers of the Festival were the Social Organization in Support of Studying of Cultural Heritage of MIRAS and the Nomadic Tarakama Folklore Research and Promotion Group under the Secondary school named after Hagigat Musayev of Gagali village.

MIRAS - Social Organization in Support of Studying of Cultural Heritage accomplished the carried out training tour as a part of "Erasmus+" program in partnership with Union of Turkish Associations in Belgium. Starting project with the training tour to Azerbaijan in 2015 finished with the travel to Belgium between 28 October and 3 November in 2016.

Since 2014 the holiday of the archaeologists has been marking in Azerbaijan in initiative of MIRAS Social Organization in Support of Studying of Cultural Heritage. Every year archaeology festival is held in the Medieval Agsu Town with participation of archaeologists, ethnographs, epigraphs, art historians, as well as volunteers of cultural heritage from Baku, Agsu, Shamakhi, Ismayilli and also local residents.