Presentation ceremony in accordance with delivering three paintings which belong to Bahruz Kangarli’s creativity to B.Kangarli Museum in Nakhchivan city by Azerbaijan National Art Museum was held on February 2. Natavan Gadimova , the minister of Culture and Tourism of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic opened the event and stated that Bahruz Kangarli, the founder of the realist painting in Azerbaijan played an important role in the progress of tool painting, making landscape and portrait as an independent genre.
His paintings,portraits,sceneries,natrimots,compositions with a plot , theatre decorations,caricatures,graphic works are good samples for it. Although the number of these works is 2000, 500 of them has reached our period.
It was mentioned that great attention and care are shown to the art world and everlasting creativity of the prominent artist in his native homeland where he was born and lived.
According to the Decree of the Chairman of the Supreme Majlis Vasif Talibov “On the perpetuation of the name of Bahruz Kangarli” dated February 15, 2001, his over grave monument was restored in Nakhchivan city ,his name was given to the Exhibition Hall of the Artists’ Union of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic operating from 1972.