Month: July 2016

Exhibition of embroidery works by Mariam Gharibyan opens in Yerevan History Museum

26/07/2016

On July 26 the exhibition of embroidery by Mariam Gharibyan opened in Yerevan Hisotry Museum….

The Ayntab Embroidery School will be presented at Yerevan History Museum

25/07/2016

Yerevan History Museum would like to invite everybody to take part in the opening of…

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Photo exhibition “Yerevan Etudes” has opened

13/07/2016

Within the frames of “Yerevan summer 2016” three-month program of events the photo exhibition “Yerevan…

“Yerevan Etudes” from the rich photo gallery of YHM

08/07/2016

At the initiative of Yerevan Municipality, within the frames of “Yerevan summer” program of events…

The museum of Yerevan history was founded in 1931. Being attached to the communal division of Yerevan City Council it was called Communal Museum and in 1936 it was renamed Yerevan History Museum.
At first the museum was located in one of the rooms on the second floor of the Yerevan Fire Department. In 1936 it was moved to the Blue Mosque (Gyoy Djami) where it functioned for about 56 years.
In 1994-1997 it was located in the building of former Hripsimeh Female Gymnasium. In 1997-2005-in the building adjacent to the secondary school n 1 after Shahumyan. In 2005 it was established in the newly built building of the Municipality of Yerevan making a unified architectural ensemble.