Month: August 2018

News

Japanese art figure, professor Kunito Nagaoka made a copy of the Urartian cuneiform record considered to be Yerevan “passport”

31/08/2018

By the initiative of Yerevan Municipality tourism division, on the event of the 2800th anniversary…

News

The presentation of the new painting by Christina Oganezova

29/08/2018

The presentation of the new painting dedicated by artist Christina Oganezova to the 2800th anniversary…

Exhibition dedicated to the 2800th anniversary of the foundation of Yerevan

15/08/2018

The ceremony of opening of the personal exhibition of the paintings by Christina Oganezova dedicated…

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.