Azerbaijan Agriculture Museum – Interesting Moments

Today I visited the Agriculture Museum in Baku and had some really interesting moments. I want to talk about how the idea even came to me to go there, the funny little things that happened before I even stepped inside, and then about the museum itself.

So, in our Azerbaijani History class at university we were assigned a research project: go to some museum and do a little investigation. I thought to myself, “If I’m already interested in agriculture, why not pick a museum related to that? Besides, the best things I ever take away from these classes are always connected to my actual major anyway.” Then I saw this museum in the list and just went for it.

Before I even reached the museum, what caught my eye was that the AQTA and AQTİ buildings are right next to it. I went inside, met the director of the museum (and apparently some other places too), Natig bey, and we had a nice chat. He gave me some background about the place, told me about notable visitors, and we did a quick little tour. When I mentioned I study at ADA University, he got really happy and started telling me about his meeting with our rector. He even said they’ve been wanting to move the museum to ADA’s campus. Natig bey was genuinely such a down-to-earth, pleasant guy.

The Museum Itself

Right at the entrance I noticed how dark it was inside, with these special spotlights – it actually made me curious. Turns out it’s done on purpose to make the exhibits feel more alive. The whole museum is arranged chronologically, showing the history of agriculture in Azerbaijan. Apparently it started out as a place selling agricultural products, but because demand grew so much, they turned it into a museum.

I can’t describe every single exhibit here one by one, so I’m just going to put the photos in a carousel below. Enjoy scrolling through them!