Month: March 2015

News

Khachatur Martiros Iskandaryan

30/03/2015

The staff of the Yerevan History Museum headed by the director present their deep condolence…

An exhibition of archival photos of YHM will open in Glendale

21/03/2015

By the joint initiative of the Yerevan History Museum and the Glendale cultural establishment “Narek”,…

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From the story of the holiday

08/03/2015

The history of the festival is traditionally connected with the name of Clara Tsetkin who…

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.