Cultural Monuments, Museums and Galleries of Armenia

The house museum of the Armenian great poet, novelist, translator, literary-public figure, and public speaker Avetik Isahakian is on the nice-looking and peaceful Zarobian street parallel to Baghramian Avenue. The last ten years of his life he lived in this house.    Avetik Isahakian’s house was changed into his house museum with the purpose to immortalize the name of the eminent Armenian poet. The main function of the house museum of Avetik Isahakian is to protect and pass to further generations the sacred relics and material evidence connected with the name of the great poet and bear the sign of his creative hand.  Today the memorial museum of Avetik Isahakian is one of the well-known cultural centers in the capital where thousands of Armenians and foreigners come to visit. Various interesting events: scientific readings, literary-musical events, disputes, presentations of books, open lessons, concerts, temporary exhibitions, and meetings with eminent people of science and culture ar

  The  Aram Khachaturian House Museum  (opened in  Yerevan ,  Armenia  in 1982 and is devoted to the exhibition of the  Armenian  composer  Aram Khatchaturian 's personal artifacts, as well as to the research and study of his creative output. The composer left his manuscripts, letters, piano, various memorabilia, and personal gifts to the institution in his will.  Aram  Khachaturian  was a  Soviet  and  Armenian  composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading  Soviet composers . The multi-storied building houses an attractive concert hall (with a concert-grand  Bechstein  piano), where a regular music series takes place. It also houses an extensive library of CDs and a workshop for the restoration and repair of violins. It also publishes a range of scholarly books. The House-Museum is located at 3 Zarobyan St (off Marshal  Bagramyan  Ave). Works The celebrated Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's works constitute a precious contribution to the treasure – th

  In 1967, the Alexander Spendiarov House Museum was established in the house where the composer lived during the last years of his life, 1926-1928  (the second-floor apartment at 21 Nalbandyan Street, Yerevan) .   The Soviet Armenian government had given him a room in the communal apartment in 1926. Spendiarov used to enjoy the view of Mount Ararat from the small balcony.   It is the first music memorial museum in Armenia. Alexander Afanasyevich Spendiarov (Spendiaryan)   was an Armenian and Soviet music composer, conductor, and founder of Armenian national symphonic music. The collection of the house museum initially consisted of 400 pieces, which were not only the donation of Marina Spendiarova but also a significant part of the composer's archive preserved in the Yeghishe Charents Museum of Literature and Art. Later, the funds were replenished and currently, the fund collection is 1345 museum objects.  The museum has recreated the genuine atmosphere of the composer's stu

Karen Demirchyan Museum  was created in order to study, illuminate and perpetuate the memory of Karen Demirchyan's life and activities. The task of the museum is also to contribute to the patriotic education of the young generation, following the example of Karen Demirchyan. The opening ceremony of the main exhibition took place on April 20, 2007, on the occasion of Karen Demirchyan's 75th birthday. Karen Demirchyan was a Soviet and Armenian politician. He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia and became President of the National Assembly in 1999 until his assassination with other politicians in the parliament in the Armenian parliament shooting. The museum has rich documentary material to fulfill the tasks set before the museum.  They are documents, photographs, videos, memories of contemporaries, personal belongings, government awards, numerous souvenirs received from friends, colleagues, people, heads of other states and politicians on various occa

  Cafesjian Center for the Arts   is an  art museum  in  Yerevan ,  Armenia . It is around the  Yerevan Cascade  which is a complex of massive staircase with fountains, ascending up from the  Tamanyan Street  gardens and pedestrian zone. Inspired by the vision of its founder,  Gerard L. Cafesjian , the museum offers a wide variety of exhibitions, derived from the Gerard L. Cafesjian collection of contemporary art. Opened in November 2009, besides the exhibition of unique works of modern art, the museum offers a diverse program of lectures, films, concerts, and numerous educational initiatives for adults and children.  ՛ ՛The museum is considered one of the most ambitious works of contemporary architecture undertaken in any of the former republics of the  Soviet Union . ՛՛ The New York Times  described it as "a mad work of architectural megalomania and architectural recovery, (...) one of the strangest and most spectacular museum buildings to open in ages." The museum consist

  Yerevan Biyan Mausoleum  is a three-thousand-year-old mausoleum of the Ararat kingdom of Van in the southwestern part of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, in the area of ​​the "Yerevan Mall" shopping center. The tomb dates back to the 8th century BC.  It was discovered in March 1984 during the construction works of the Yerevan "Autoaggregate" factory operating in the area.  As a result of the excavations, one cremation jar filled with crushed bones of humans, animals, and birds was found in the crevices of the western wall. In the eastern alcove, there was a large urn with figurines of a bull's head and a bowl on the bottom of which an imprint with the image of a rabbit was preserved. Several large and small bowls, a jar and a lamp were found in the northeast corner of the tomb.

The ancient fortress-settlement of Metsamor is one of the unique monuments of world culture. It is located 35 km southwest of Yerevan, not far from the village of Taronik, on the banks of the Metsamor River. From 1965 until now, Metsamor is regularly excavated. The excavated cultural layers refer to the Bronze and Iron periods. Excavated materials prove that Metsamor was a flourishing center of culture in the Bronze Age (IV-II millennia BC). The entire system of the copper smelter, the smelter, and the furnaces, built into the rocks, is well preserved. Scientists have found out that Metsamor was a large settlement, which occupied an area of ​​10.5 hectares, had a citadel surrounded by a cyclopean wall, a ziggurat - "observatory". Metsamor was a city in the Early Iron Age (XI-IX centuries BC). The citadel, "observatory" and residential quarters occupied an area of ​​about 100 hectares. Palace buildings, a temple complex with seven sanctuaries, and industrial complex

  Teishebaini , modern  Karmir Blur  was the capital of the kingdom of  Urartu . It is located near the modern city of  Yerevan  in  Armenia . The site was once a fortress and governmental center with towered and buttressed perimeter walls, massive gates, a parade ground within its walls, and storage rooms that entirely occupied the ground floor.  The name  Karmir Blur  translates to "Red Hill" because of the hill's reddish hue. It became this color after the city was set on fire and the upper walls which were made of  tuff  fell and crumbled because of the heat. After the tuff was heated by the fire, it took on a more intense red color, and therefore the hill became red. The lower portions of the walls were left standing after the fire since they were built with stronger stone.  History The city of Teishebaini was built by  Rusa II   in the mid-7th century BC  to protect the eastern borders of  Urartu  from the barbaric  Cimmerians  and  Scythians .  Within the city was