Month: November 2018

“Winter’s Tale”

28/11/2018

Winter is one of the most wonderful and mysterious seasons of the year, with its…

The main God of Ararat-Urartu mythology of Armenian country

23/11/2018

Khald is the main God of Ararat-Urartu mythology of Armenian country. He is the God…

“Mshak” newspaper about Yerevan

18/11/2018

Armenian periodicals have bicentennial history. Thousands of newsletters, newspapers and other periodicals, being published in…

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Yerevan History Museum wil take part in MUSExpo2018

12/11/2018

Yerevan History Museum wil take part in MUSExpo2018 on November 12-14. The museum will present…

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Most interesting and less statistically significant topics in Yerevan

08/11/2018

This article presents the most interesting and less statistically significant topics in Yerevan: the places…

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.