Month: April 2017

News

Presentation of a new program at Yerevan History Museum

18/04/2017

Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan was present at the new program presentation called “Cultural heritage and…

From the history of Yerevan city expansion

10/04/2017

History of Dalma’s four former villages, which are currently part of Malatia-Sebastia, Ajapnyak and Davitashen…

Museum – Patriotic Wednesday Education

04/04/2017

One of the great Armenians Garegin Nzhdeh said, “Homeland lives with patriotism and is destroyed…

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.