Victory Museum (Baku)

Victory Museum
Zəfər muzeyi
Established8 November 2025
Location8 November Avenue, Khatai District, Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates40°22′34″N 49°52′01″E / 40.37611°N 49.86694°E / 40.37611; 49.86694
TypeHistory museum

The Victory Museum (Azerbaijani: Zəfər muzeyi),[1] is a history museum located in Baku at Victory Park. Work on the museum began on following a decree of the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev don 3 December 2020, a decision was made to establish a Patriotic War Memorial Complex and a Victory Museum in Baku. On 8 November 2025, on the fifth anniversary of Victory Day, the Victory Museum was opened with the participation of President Aliyev and First Lady and Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva.[2][3][4][5]

The museum features exhibits and memorials concerning the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.[6]

Exposition

The Victory Museum's exhibition was developed using modern museum concepts and multimedia technologies. The museum comprises eight thematic exhibition halls, each dedicated to specific historical stages and events related to Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur.

The exhibition halls have the following names:

  1. Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur. History of the Centuries
  2. "The Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: A Look into History
  3. The 44-Day Patriotic War. Operation Iron Fist.
  4. Glorious Victory. Liberation of Shusha
  5. The Path of Heroes
  6. Karabakh is Azerbaijan!
  7. Restoration of State Sovereignty. September 20, 2023
  8. Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur. Revival

References

  1. ↑ "Музей Победы - Центральный музей ВОВ". victorymuseum.ru. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  2. ↑ "В Баку состоялось открытие Музея Победы В мероприятии приняли участие Президент Ильхам Алиев и первая леди Мехрибан Алиева ВИДЕО". АЗЕРТАДЖ (in Russian). 8 November 2025. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Севиль Сеймур (8 November 2025). "В Азербайджане отмечается годовщина Победы в Отечественной войне". Информационное Агентство Report (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Allahverdiyeva, Gülnarə (9 November 2025). "İkinci Qarabağ müharibəsi qələbəsinin 5-ci ildönümü: Tarixi zəfər, milli qürur və yeni reallıqlar". REDAKTOR.AZ (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ильхам Алиев и первая леди Мехрибан Алиева посетили мемориал Победы в Баку и приняли участие в открытии Музея Победы". Официальный сайт Президента Азербайджанской Республики (in Russian). 8 November 2025. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bakı şəhərində Vətən müharibəsi memorial kompleksinin və Zəfər muzeyinin yaradılması haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin rəsmi internet saytı (in Azerbaijani). 3 December 2020. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.