The first solo exhibition of Rami Meir, a mountain Jew, opened today at the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum.

APA reports that Shirin Malikova, director of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, opened the exhibition with an introductory speech. She spoke about the artist's diversity of ideas and original thinking: We can especially mention our compatriots of Jewish origin among the peoples living in Azerbaijan. They feel like members of a large family in Azerbaijan and play an active role in the life of our country. "

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Culture, MP Ganira Pashayeva stressed that Rami Meiri's works reflect Azerbaijan and its multicultural tradition: "Rami Meiri's love for Azerbaijan has always been the highest and most sincere. "Representatives of different nations have lived in our country for centuries. The artist has demonstrated this love and solidarity at a high level in his works."

After the speeches, the exhibition was declared open.

The exhibition features more than 30 paintings by the artist in the series "Mountain Jews", panels on metal forging, wood carvings, decorative coins made of precious metals based on the motifs of the artist's paintings.