The art festival 'Nakhchivan is the Cradle of Mankind' will be held in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on May 24-27.

It was told by the Azerbaijani Honored artist Eldar Gurban.

Honored artist said that he will participate in Nakhchivan festival for the second time.

Notably, Eldar Gurban has graduated from the Faculty of Painting of the A.Azimzadeh School of Arts, then Faculty of Art Graphics of Azerbaijan Pedagogical University. In 1973, he participated in art exhibition for the first time. In 1989, the artist awarded first class diploma and gold medal at Biennale Caspian Republics for 'Shair ve Muza' (Poet and Musa) work.