Museums and Galleries

Armenia is an ancient country with а rich historical and cultural heritage. Both in the capital and all over the country there is a huge number of museums as well as historical, artistic, architectural, literary, musical and other centers of culture, which let plunge into the ancient times and discover curious facts. Exploring them anyone will find something surprising and fascinating to learn. Below we have tried to collect the most important museums, galleries that you might be interested to visit during your travel. 

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The Museum of Russian Art was opened thanks to the collection of Professor Aram Yakovlevich Abramyan, the Hero of Socialist Labor and Honored Scientist. Thanks to Professor Abraham...
Literature & Art Museum after Yeghishe Charents was opened in 1921. The museum represents a collection of more than 1 million pieces of Armenian literature since the 18th century,...
The Museum of Folk Art is the center of culture, where samples of Armenian arts and crafts and fine arts are exhibited. The exhibits have been collected for the museum since the 19...
On the slope of one of the picturesque hills of Yerevan, on the northern outskirts of Mesrop Mashtots Avenue, rises one of the most modern monuments of Armenian architecture – Mate...
The museum of Ervand Kochar represents the largest collection of works of the great master. There are kept and presented sculptures, graphics, oil paintings, as well as the persona...
The house-museum of Avetik Isahakian, in which he lived the last ten years of his life, is located in a secluded place on Zarobyan Street. The museum was opened in 1963 as a sign o...
Mother Armenia military museum is located in Victory Park under the monument of Mother Armenia, which stands high on a hill. From here one of the best panoramas of Yerevan opens. T...
The main museum of Armenia is the National History Museum, located on the Republic Square. The elegant and refined museum building is one of the most famous postcards of Yerevan. T...
A genius with Armenian roots who had never lived in his native country now has his own house-museum, with all his heritage kept. The great director Sergei Paradzhanov, the founder...
Museums and galleries are a reflection of the culture and history of any country. Armenia is often associated with foreigners as a “huge open-air museum”, thanks to ancient monaste...
The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory after Viktor Hambardzumyan is considered one of the most important scientific institutions of Armenia. The observatory is located in Byurakan...
Rising high above the ground bell tower, winged bulls, proud eagle-guards, semi-circular memorial wall with sculptures and engravings, a bakery and a museum: it was in this epic sy...
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