Month: February 2025

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“The Secret of Women’s Wardrobe” Exhibition

26/02/2025

On March 6, an exhibition titled “The Secret of Women’s Wardrobe” will open at the…

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“Turning the Pages of Time: The Museum’s Oldest Book”

13/02/2025

February 19 is Book Giving Day, as it marks the birthday of Hovhannes Tumanyan, the…

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.