点评:You can find yourself transported to both the Bronze Age and a medieval town in an amazing open-air museum in Azerbaijan. This is the ancient settlement of Gala, now known as the Gala State Historical and Ethnographic Reserve. The complex, located around 40 km from Baku, covers more than 81 hectares – enough space to fit over 100 football pitches!
Here you’ll witness rock paintings, constructions, and everyday items dating back to the 3rd–2nd millennia BC, and climb to the top of a 14th-century fortress offering an incredible view of the Absheron Peninsula. In the medieval town, meanwhile, you’ll discover how our ancestors lived and see their clothes, crockery, coins, and ornaments.
The exhibition at another unusual museum within the complex – From Waste to Art – brings you back to the present, showcasing artworks made from household rubbish: cables, lamps, wheels, plastic water bottles, cellophane, toys, various car parts, and many other discarded items. Around 180 different works by local and international artists are on display here. A Simurgh bird made from iron pieces, horse figures crafted from wooden waste, and a fish composed of plastic spoons, forks, and knives are just a few of the exhibits that attract attention.
Visitors can access both museums and participate in masterclasses such as carpet weaving, pottery, lavash baking, and blacksmithing – all with a 15 AZN entrance ticket.
翻译:在阿塞拜疆一座令人惊叹的露天博物馆里,您可以同时穿越到青铜时代和中世纪小镇。这里是古老的加拉遗址,如今已成为加拉国家历史民族保护区。该保护区距离巴库约40公里,占地超过81公顷——足以容纳100多个足球场!
在这里,您可以欣赏到公元前3至2千年的岩画、建筑遗迹和日常用品,还可以攀登至一座14世纪的堡垒之巅,饱览阿布歇隆半岛的壮丽景色。与此同时,在中世纪小镇中,您可以了解我们祖先的生活方式,并欣赏他们的服饰、陶器、钱币和饰品。
该建筑群内另一座别具一格的博物馆——“变废为宝”——的展览,将您带回当下,展出用生活垃圾制成的艺术品:电缆、灯具、车轮、塑料水瓶、玻璃纸、玩具、各种汽车零件以及许多其他废弃物品。这里展出了约180件来自本地和国际艺术家的作品。用铁片制成的西摩格鸟、用废木料制作的马匹以及用塑料勺、叉子和刀子组成的鱼,只是众多引人注目的展品中的几个。
游客可以参观这两座博物馆,并参加地毯编织、陶艺、拉瓦什饼烘焙和铁匠等大师班——所有这些都只需15阿塞拜疆马纳特的门票即可。