Month: May 2018

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The Museum Night was crowded in the Yerevan History Museum

20/05/2018

On May 19 the Museums Night event was held in Armenia and Artsakh for the…

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The symbolic carpet dedicated to the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan foundation

18/05/2018

Yerevan, May 16, ARMENPRESS. The symbolic carpet dedicated to the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan foundation…

Photo exhibition “Yerevan Capital of Three Republics”

14/05/2018

The International Museums Day is marked on May 18 and the Museums night” event is…

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.