Eight museums in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) fell under the control of Azerbaijan in the wake of its large-scale attack and full seizure of Artsakh in mid-September.
They include the Artsakh State Museum of History and Geology, Martakert Geological Museum, Askeran Geological Museum, Matenadaran’s Gandzasar branch, the Artsakh State Council for Protection of Cultural Heritage reported on Sunday.
As many as ten museums with 17,070 exhibits in the Shushi and Hadrut regions came under Azerbaijan’s control following the 44-day war in 2020.
