The opening ceremony of an exhibition titled "Echo of the Past" was held on September 7, 2026, at the Museum-Exhibition Hall of the ANAS Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. The exhibition, which presents Azerbaijan's historical and national-cultural heritage through the works of young artists, was organized by the Archaeological Society operating under the Institute's "Organization of Scientific Exhibitions" Department.

Students and lecturers of Khazar University also actively participated in organizing the exhibition. Nazrin Guliyeva, Secretary of the Archaeological Society and a third-year student of Khazar's History Teaching specialty, along with members of the society's events group — third-year History Teaching students Aygun Yusifova and Saray Balakishiyeva — helped with the organizational work of the exhibition.

Within the framework of the project, the university provided technical and organizational support.

Orkhan Zamanov, Head of the "Organization of Scientific Exhibitions" Department of the ANAS Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology and lecturer at Khazar University's Department of History and Archaeology, spoke about the importance of engaging young people in scientific, organizational, and creative activities, touching on the projects carried out by the Archaeological Society in this direction.

The opening of the exhibition was also attended by Iskandar Mammadov, lecturer at Khazar's Department of Architecture and Design; artist Maryam Mammadova; sculptor Mammad Rashidov; and Emin Dadashov, Head of Department at the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan.

The exhibition featured paintings, carpets, ceramics, and decorative-applied art pieces depicting Azerbaijan's history, archaeological heritage, architectural monuments, national ornaments, and carpet-weaving traditions.