1.8 million people visited the museums of Azerbaijan last year. The State Statistics Committee told that today Azerbaijan has 3 947 libraries with 36 million books, 2 772 cultural centers, 226 museums, 28 professional theaters, 4 philharmonic halls, 6 musical collectives, 3 concert halls and 365 entertainment and culture parks.
“The number of museum visitors increased by 5.9% to 1.8 million last year while theater audiences remains unchanged in comparison to the previous year – 0.5 million”, said the Committee official.