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Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Baku

The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum in Baku, shaped like a rolled carpet on the Boulevard, with the Flame Towers on the hill behind
Photo: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The essentials in 10 seconds

Ticket (foreign visitors)
10 AZN; 7 AZN each in a group of 10+
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Hours
Tuesday–Friday 10:00–19:00, Saturday–Sunday 11:00–20:00; ticket office closes an hour earlier; closed Mondays
Time on site
A typical visit without queueing. In high season add 15–30 minutes.
1 h 30 min
With kids
Fine with kids
Azerbaijani citizens
7 AZN; 5 AZN in a group
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Pupils and students
3 AZN
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Jewellery collection
Separate ticket, 3 AZN
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Guided tour
12 AZN; in English, Russian or Azerbaijani
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Exhibition hours
Tue–Fri 10:00–19:00, Sat–Sun 11:00–20:00
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Ticket office
Tue–Fri 10:00–18:00, Sat–Sun 11:00–19:00
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Jewellery collection hours
Tue & Thu 10:00–16:00, Sat 11:00–16:00
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Closed
Mondays
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Where to buy
iTicket.AZ (QR ticket in the app) or at the museum desk; no refunds or exchanges
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Address
28 Mikayil Useynov Avenue, Baku AZ1000
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Coordinates
40.35984, 49.83548YesGo MapGoogleApple
Getting there
Walk along the Boulevard from Icherisheher metro, ≈ 10–15 min
verifyingFrom reliable travel sources; we are still checking it against an official one. Double-check before you go.

Key facts

1967founded by decree of the Azerbaijan SSR Council of Ministers on 13 March
2 sourcesOfficial museum website, Our StoryRussian Wikipedia
2014moved into its own building by Austrian architect Franz Janz
3 sourcesOfficial museum websiteRussian WikipediaAzerbaijan Tourism Board
Rolled-up carpetthe shape of the building on the seafront
2 sourcesRussian WikipediaAzerbaijan Tourism Board
Latif Karimovcarpet artist and scholar who initiated the museum
2 sourcesOfficial museum websiteEnglish and Russian Wikipedia
1972first permanent exhibition opened on 26 April in the Juma Mosque in the Old City
2 sourcesOfficial museum websiteRussian Wikipedia
1992moved to the Museum Centre, the former Lenin Museum on Neftchilar Avenue
2 sourcesOfficial museum websiteEnglish and Russian Wikipedia
7 collectionspile and flat-woven carpets, carpet products, metalwork, textiles and costume, ceramics and glass, jewellery
2 sourcesOfficial museum website, CollectionsEnglish Wikipedia
4 weaving typesGuba-Shirvan, Ganja-Gazakh, Karabakh and Tabriz
SourceOfficial museum website, Pile Carpets collection
Bronze Agethe oldest items — jewellery and swords from the late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BC
2 sourcesOfficial museum website, Jewellery collectionEnglish Wikipedia
17th–20th c.the period most of the carpets come from
2 sourcesOfficial museum websiteEnglish Wikipedia
2010Azerbaijani carpet weaving added to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list
2 sourcesRussian WikipediaAzerbaijan Tourism Board
2019granted national museum status
2 sourcesOfficial museum websiteRussian Wikipedia

Azerbaijan Carpet Museum tickets and prices

Foreign visitors pay 10 AZN; Azerbaijani citizens pay 7 AZN, and pupils and students 3 AZN. Groups of more than ten get a lower rate — 7 AZN a head for foreigners. The Jewellery Collection is a separate 3 AZN ticket with its own, shorter hours.

A guided tour costs 12 AZN and runs in English, Russian or Azerbaijani; for a group of more than ten it is 15 AZN. Professional photo or video shoots are charged and need the museum’s prior approval.

Free entry applies, with ID, to visitors with Group I and II disabilities plus one companion for a wheelchair user, local pensioners, museum staff, ICOM members, veterans and a few other groups. A foreign pensioner or student card does not count as “local”, but international students still pay only the 3 AZN pupil/student rate.

Opening hours

The exhibition is open Tuesday to Friday 10:00–19:00 and Saturday–Sunday 11:00–20:00. The ticket office stops selling an hour before closing — at 18:00 on weekdays and 19:00 at weekends. The museum is closed on Mondays.

The Jewellery Collection keeps its own schedule: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00–16:00, Saturday 11:00–16:00. On Wednesday, Friday and Sunday you can see the carpets but not the jewellery.

How to buy tickets and pay

The museum’s official website sends you to iTicket.AZ, Azerbaijan’s main ticketing platform. You pay by card and get a QR ticket in the iTicket.AZ app; tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged. The museum desk also sells tickets on the day, so there is no need to commit early.

The museum doesn’t say whether its desk takes cards, so carry a little cash in manat. For the metro, since spring 2026 you can tap a contactless foreign card at the turnstiles; the BakıKart transport card still works too.

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More tips

  1. Take the metro to İçərişəhər (Icherisheher) on the red line — the Old City’s own station. From Heydar Aliyev Airport, the H1 airport bus runs to 28 May; from there it is two metro stops.
  2. Walk through the Old City to the Double Gates (Qoşa Qala), its southern exit towards the sea.
  3. Cross Neftchilar Avenue at the pedestrian crossing and head down to Baku Boulevard.
  4. Turn right and walk south-west along the Boulevard towards the Flame Towers — you can’t miss the rolled-carpet building. About 10 minutes from the gates, 10–15 from the metro.
  5. Buy a ticket at the desk or show your iTicket.AZ QR code at the entrance.
  6. Afterwards, walk on about 10 minutes west to the lower funicular station and ride up to the Flame Towers.

Is the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum worth visiting?

Yes, if you want to understand why carpets matter so much in Azerbaijan. In an hour and a half you see more patterns and weaving techniques than any carpet shop in the Old City can show — and you will learn to tell a Karabakh rug from a Guba one before anyone tries to sell you either.

If museums aren’t your thing and you only have a day in Baku, the building is the attraction: photograph it from the Boulevard and keep walking. Small children may tire of carpets behind glass fairly quickly; older kids get more out of it with a guide.

What to see inside

  • Pile carpets of the four weaving types — Guba-Shirvan, Ganja-Gazakh, Karabakh and Tabriz — side by side, so the differences in motif and colour are easy to spot.
  • 17th- and 18th-century carpets, the most valuable pieces, some bought at foreign auctions or donated by collectors.
  • Flat-weaves — palas, kilim, jejim and sumakh — lighter rugs made with a different technique.
  • Carpet bags and saddlebags from nomadic life: big chuval sacks for grain, small pouches for spoons — the carpet as a working object.
  • Regional costume and embroidery, from short arkhalig jackets to men’s chukha coats.
  • Hammered copperware from Karabakh, Nakhchivan, Shirvan and Lahij.
  • The Jewellery Collection, from Bronze Age pieces to 19th- and early 20th-century work — separate ticket, limited hours.
  • Temporary exhibitions — check the museum’s news page for what is on.

A short history

The museum was founded in 1967 on the initiative of Latif Karimov, the artist and scholar who pioneered the study of Azerbaijani carpets. Its first permanent display opened in 1972 inside the Juma Mosque in the Old City; in 1992 it moved to the former Lenin Museum on Neftchilar Avenue, and in 2014 into the purpose-built home on the seafront.

Austrian architect Franz Janz designed the new building as a carpet half rolled up. In 2019 it became the Azerbaijan *National* Carpet Museum. Its brief is wider than rugs: seven collections cover carpets, metalwork, textiles, ceramics and jewellery from the Bronze Age to the 20th century. The museum also has a branch in Shusha.

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Old City to the seafront in half a day

The Maiden Tower, the carpet museum, a Boulevard stroll and the funicular up to the Flame Towers. Add them to your route — YesGo fits in the timing and transfers.

  1. Maiden Tower45 min · 19 AZN for foreign visitors
  2. 12 min walk from the previous stopAzerbaijan Carpet Museumyou are here1 h 30 min · 10 AZN for foreigners, students 3 AZN
  3. 3 min walk from the previous stopBaku Boulevard1 h 30 min · Free
  4. 16 min walk from the previous stopFlame Towers and Highland Park1 h · Free; funicular 1 AZN

4 places · about 5 h 16 min with walks · 31 min on foot in total

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How to do it right

  • Pair the museum with a walk on Baku Boulevard — it stands right on it.
  • The Jewellery Collection opens only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, until 16:00 — plan around it if you care.
  • A 12 AZN guide is worth it if you want the stories behind the patterns; tours run in English.
  • Start in the Old City: from the Double Gates it’s about a 10-minute walk.
  • iTicket.AZ tickets can’t be refunded — only buy online once your day is fixed.
  • Afterwards, take the funicular up to the Flame Towers for a view over the bay and down onto the museum.

Questions

How much is the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum ticket?

10 AZN for foreign visitors, 3 AZN for pupils and students. The Jewellery Collection is an extra 3 AZN; a guided tour is 12 AZN.

What are the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum opening hours?

Tuesday–Friday 10:00–19:00, Saturday–Sunday 11:00–20:00. The ticket office closes an hour earlier.

Is the Carpet Museum in Baku open on Monday?

No — Monday is its only closing day.

How do I get to the Carpet Museum?

Metro to Icherisheher, walk through the Old City to the Double Gates, cross Neftchilar Avenue and follow the Boulevard south-west for about 10 minutes.

Is the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum worth it?

Yes, if you’re curious about Azerbaijani carpets — it is the country’s main collection. Not into museums? Photograph the building from the Boulevard and move on.

How long do you need at the Carpet Museum?

About 90 minutes for the main galleries; up to two hours with a guide or the Jewellery Collection.

Can I buy tickets online?

Yes, on iTicket.AZ — the museum’s own site links there. You get a QR ticket in the app; it can’t be refunded.

Can you take photos inside?

Professional shoots are charged and need prior approval. The website doesn’t state rules for phone photos, so ask at the desk.

Why is the building shaped like a carpet?

Architect Franz Janz designed it as a half-rolled carpet; it opened in 2014.

Where is the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum?

On Baku Boulevard at 28 Mikayil Useynov Avenue, a 10–15-minute walk from Icherisheher metro.

Have you been? Was it worth your time?

1 — no, 5 — absolutely

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Sources and fact-check

  • Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, official website: Plan Your Visit (hours, prices, free admission, address), Our Story, Collections, 02.11.2026
  • iTicket.AZ: Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum — hours, prices, ticket rules, 02.11.2026
  • English Wikipedia: Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, Baku Funicular; Russian Wikipedia: Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum; Wikidata Q1136822
  • Azerbaijan Tourism Board (azerbaijan.travel): Baku’s Carpet Museum
  • Banco.az, 30.04.2026 — contactless foreign cards on Baku public transport
YesGo editorial team · facts checked 02.11.2026 ·
How we checkedHours, prices, free-entry groups and the address come from the museum’s official Plan Your Visit page and match iTicket.AZ, the platform the museum uses for sales. History is checked against the official site and both Wikipedias. Sources disagree on the size of the collection (over 6,000 vs over 10,000 items), so we give no total. Russian Wikipedia still shows the old Neftchilar Avenue address; we use the official one. Walking times are our own estimate from the map and are marked “verifying”, as is contactless card payment on the metro (a 2026 rollout). Sources also disagree on how many floors the exhibition spans, so we don’t number them.

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