July 2011 – YEREVAN HISTORY MUSEUM

07, 2011

07/07/2011 News

The museum is ready to take on the role of a museum-institute and become a scientific center

The greeting speech of Armine Sargsyan : the director of Yerevan History Museum, in the solemn session devoted to the 80th anniversary of the museum

Honorable guests, partners, friends, I greet you in our hospitable museum. The reason of our meeting is the 80th anniversary of Yerevan History Museum. I’m thankful to you for participating our jubilee, and I also want to say, that the museum not only collaborates with you, but also gets valuable advices and suggestions.

Yerevan History Museum was founded in 1931. Five times being replaced from place to place, finally, it was established in this wonderful building, which with Yerevan Municipality composes one architectural complex.

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Historical Overview

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.

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