House-Museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh

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| name = House-Museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh

| native_name = Vaqif Mustafazadənin ev muzeyi

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| established = {{Start date|1989}}

| collection = 1214 artifacts

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| location = 4 Vagif Mustafazade Lane, Icherisheher, Baku, Azerbaijan

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| director = Afag Agha Rahim gizi Aliyeva

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House-museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh ({{langx|az|Vaqif Mustafazadənin ev muzeyi}}) is a memorial museum of the Azerbaijani jazz-pianist and composer, Vagif Mustafazadeh, and it was established on July 28, 1989.{{cite news|url = http://www.musicmuseum.az/ru/index.php?id=04|title = Дом-музей Вагифа Мустафазаде}} In 1994, it became a branch of the Azerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture. From 1989 to 1997, the director of the museum was Zivar Agasaf qizi Aliyeva.{{cite news|url = http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/54_folder/54_articles/54_vmustafazade.html|title = Vagif Mustafazade: Fusing Jazz with Mugam

}}

The house-museum consists of three rooms containing 1214 artifacts including photos, posters, gramophone discs, documents, and personal belongings connected with the life and work of Vagif Mustafazade.{{cite news|url =http://www.bakucitylife.com/catalog.php?lang=en&pt2=12&n=1&nid=100|title = Memorial house-museum of V.Mustafazade}}{{cite news|url = http://www.icherisheher.gov.az/static,33/lang,en/|title = The House Museum of Vagif Mustafazade|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022414/http://www.icherisheher.gov.az/static,33/lang,en/|archive-date = 2017-11-07|url-status = dead}}{{cite news|url = http://www.az-magazine.com/2011/10/30/jazz-in-azerbaijan-a-profile-of-vagif-mustafazadeh/|title = Jazz in Azerbaijan: A Profile of Vagif Mustafazadeh|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111114180143/http://www.az-magazine.com/2011/10/30/jazz-in-azerbaijan-a-profile-of-vagif-mustafazadeh/|archive-date = 2011-11-14|url-status = dead}}

Vagif Mustafazadeh is the father of Azerbaijani singer and pianist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh.

At present, the museum is led by the musician’s cousin, Afag Agha Rahim gizi Aliyeva.{{cite news

|url = http://www.anspress.com/index.php?a=2&lng=ru&nid=138362

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130117074855/http://www.anspress.com/index.php?a=2&lng=ru&nid=138362

|url-status = dead

|archive-date = 2013-01-17

|title = Фоторепортаж из Дома-музея Вагифа Мустафазаде

}}{{cite news

|url = http://news.day.az/culture/321832.html?crnd=56723

|title = Никас Сафронов преподнес ценный подарок Азербайджану

}} She's also a founder and chairman of the Cultural and Charitable Foundation, named after Vagif Mustafazadeh.

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