President Ilham Aliyev signed an executive order on including the "Complex of Shirvanshahs Palace" in "Icherisheher" State Entity on Historic and Architecture Preservation under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic.

On February 9 in the Budapest city library of a name of Szabo Ervina Azerbaijan Day has taken place.

On March 8 in the Heydar Aliev Palace performance of the known Georgian singer and actor Vakhtang Kikabidze will take place.

"Natavan' Club of Azerbaijan Writers Union (AWU) will host a meeting with poetess Mahira Abdoulla on February 19, AWU informed on it.

On February, 10th in capital of Belarus will start its work XVII Minsk international book exhibition - fair "Books of Belarus-2010".

On February, 16th the grant-aided student of the program "Fulbright" of US State department, the cameraman Tomas Burns will carry out trainings for the Azerbaijan operator-fans.

On February 10, New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) has organized the presentation ceremony of the book "Iravan Khanate".

On February 10, "Ali and Nino" café hosted a ceremony devoted to announcement of "Top 10" for National Book Award.

Director of the State Film Fund, honored art figure Jamil Guliyev compiled a list of foreign films shot in Azerbaijan.

The first number of the newspaper “Paytaxt Medeniyyeti” (“Culture of capital”) was published in Azerbaijan.

The assembly hall of "Opera" Hotel in Kiev hosted the presentation ceremony of a documentary film "Karabakh in history".

A literary-art evening devoted to the 85th jubilee of prominent writer, playwright, publicist and poet Nabi Khazry was held at the Republic Art Gymnasium on February 9.

Regular session of the CIS Executive Committee's expert group is held on February 9-10 in Minsk for elaboration of the education concept in the sphere of culture and art in the CIS.

Secondary school № 23 hosted a competition "Fables of I.A. Krylov and S.A. Shirvani".

The 4th Turkish World Cinema Days will be held in Istanbul from February 15 to 18. The festival will feature award winning films from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region, Bashkortostan and Tatarstan (Russia).

Employee of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of ANAS, candidate of historical sciences Ruslan Rahimli's book "South Caucasus factor in Azerbaijani-Russian relations" has been published.

Solemn opening ceremony of Days of Iranian Films was held on February 8 in Azerbaijan Film Makers Union. Addressing the ceremony, Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Muhammad Bagir Bahrami said that the Eastern and Iranian films met the humane values, morals and nationality.

The second issuing of the manual intended for high school “History and theory of the culture”, prepared by employees of the Azerbaijan State Culture and Art University was issued.

Prominent Austrian historian, scholar and writer Erich Fiagle' book "History of Land of Fire - Azerbaijan on the Silk Way" dealing with different periods of Azerbaijani history has been published in Azerbaijani and Russian.

On May, 2nd in entertaining centre "Fidan" opening of the International youth festival of dance "Bahariya", which is held in Baku every five years, will take place.

Solemn opening ceremony of a first e-library established in the Azerbaijani regions will be held on February 9 in the Central Library of Barda region.

In Baku some performances of creative troupe of the Italian Pantomime Theatre “Comedy show” will take place.

On February 8, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on including Nazkhanim Dadashova Firudin gyzy, a pupil of sixth-grade of the Central Music School operating under the Moscow State Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, in the "Golden Book" of Azerbaijani young talents.

The book of the doctor of the historical sciences Maisa Rahimova “Archeology of Azerbaijan (Stone Age)” was published.

The President of the Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on affirming the Composition and Regulation of the State Commission on Rewarding for science, culture, and literature.