Yerevan History Museum

Yerevan History Museum
Երևանի Պատմության Թանգարան
The main facade of the museum
Established	1931
Location	1/1 Argishti street, Yerevan, Armenia
Type	History museum
Collection size	History of Yerevan
Director	Armineh Sargsyan
Website	Official website

The Yerevan History Museum (Armenian: Երևանի Պատմության Թանգարան (Yerevani Patmut'yan T'angaran)) is the history museum of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. The museum was founded in 1931 as the Communal Museum. Currently, the museum It is located in a building attached to the Yerevan City Hall.

The architect of the building was Jim Torosyan.^[1]

History

Years	Place	Duration (years)
1931-1936	Yerevan Fire Department building 2 rooms in 2nd floor	5
1936-1994	Blue Mosque ("Gök Jami")	58
1994-1997	Hripsime Female Gymnasium	3
1997-2005	School №1 after Stepan Shahumyan Mashtots Street 23	8
2005–present	Yerevan City Hall

At the beginning, the museum was located in two rooms, on the second floor, of the Yerevan Fire Department building. In 1936, it was moved to the Blue Mosque (Gyoy-Djami) where had functioned for sixty years. From 1994 to 1997, the museum was located in the building of former Hripsime Female Gymnasium. From 1997 to 2005, the museum functioned in one of the adjacent buildings of the school N1 named after Shahoumian. In 2005, the museum was established in a new building. It forms an architectural complex together with Yerevan Municipality.

Collection

There are more than 87,000 objects exposed in the Yerevan History Museum. They represent the local material and spiritual culture from ancient times to the present day. The collections of archaeology, ethnography, numismatics, fine arts, written records, photography and others, kept in the storage of the museum, tell a vivid story about the past and the present of the capital city and its people. There are three scientific expositions of the museum, that have collected, studied and showed objects highlighting the history of Yerevan.

Scientific council

The scientific council affiliated to the museum has had the best intellectuals and artists of the time as its members, including:

Architects

Alexander Tamanian
Toros Toramanian
N. Bouniatian
M. Mazmanian

Painters

Martiros Saryan
G. Gyurdjian
Taragros

Sculptors

A. Sargsian

Scientists

Stepan Lisitsyan
Y. Shahazyz
A. Barkhoudarian
B. Arakelian
T. Hakobian

The museum today

The museum is a leisure place for people of all ages, occupation and preferences. Presently the public relations experience of the museum has gained new application. The museum-school ties are being strengthened acquiring new meaning and importance. The museum is in continual contact with old citizens as well as citizens of young generation. The mass media always highlights the everyday life of the museum and the events dedicated to the city. Each year the publications of the personnel increase in number.

Exhibition halls

The inauguration of the main exposition of the museum took place on 3 April 2007 during which the President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharian, Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian, and other high officials were present.

The main exposition of the museum consists of three parts.

References

↑ Yerevan History Museum, new building

Bibliography

Albert Parsadanyan. School Companion. Yerevan, VMV-Print, 2008, pp. 102–103.

Coordinates: 40°10′29″N 44°30′16″E / 40.174653°N 44.504306°E / 40.174653; 44.504306

Yerevan landmarks

Historic and other landmarks	Shengavit Settlement Erebuni Fortress Teishebaini Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan Yerevan Red Bridge Yerevan Ararat Wine Factory Yerevan Brandy Factory Komitas Pantheon Mother Armenia Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial Yerevan Cascade Yerevan TV Tower Yerablur Cemetery

Places of worship	Katoghike Church Surp Zoravor Astvatsatsin Church Saint John the Baptist Church Blue Mosque Saint Sarkis Cathedral Russian Church of the Holy Mother of God Saint Sarkis Church of Nor Nork Saint Gregory Cathedral Holy Trinity Church Surp Anna Church Mordechai Navi Synagogue

Demolished structures	Saint Paul and Peter Church Holy Mother of God Kathoghike Church Yerevan Fortress Gethsemane Chapel Abbas Mirza Mosque Saint Nikolai Cathedral Shah Abbas Mosque Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church

Nature and parks	Hrazdan River Yerevan Lake Lovers' Park English Park Yerevan Botanical Garden Khachatur Abovyan Park Circular Park Victory Park Lyon Park Tumanyan Park Buenos Aires Park

Entertainment	Moscow Cinema Nairi Cinema Yerevan Circus Yerevan Zoo Yerevan Vernissage Yerevan Water World Dalma Garden Mall Yerevan Mall

Culture, art and museums	Yerevan Opera Theater Sundukyan State Academic Theatre Hovhannes Tumanyan Puppet Theatre Stanislavski Russian Theatre Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre Komitas Chamber Music House National Library of Armenia Khnko Aper Children's Library National Gallery of Armenia History Museum of Armenia Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Erebuni Museum Sergei Parajanov Museum Cafesjian Museum of Art Komitas Museum

Education	Yerevan State University National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia Komitas State Conservatory Armenian State Pedagogical University Yerevan State Medical University Armenian National Agrarian University National Polytechnic University of Armenia Yerevan State Linguistic University Armenian State University of Economics American University of Armenia French University in Armenia Russian-Armenian University French International School QSI School Ayb School

Science and technology	National Archives of Armenia National Academy of Sciences Yerevan Physics Institute Yerevan Computer Research and Development Institute Armenicum Center CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute Tumo Center for Creative Technologies Nerses Mets Medical Research Center

Sport venues	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Hrazdan Stadium Alashkert Stadium Mika Stadium Banants Stadium Yerevan Football Academy Tigran Petrosian Chess House Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre Karen Demirchyan Complex Yerevan Velodrome

Transportation	Yerevan Railway Station Trolleybuses in Yerevan Erebuni Airport Zvartnots International Airport Yerevan underground stations

Squares, streets and bridges	Republic Square Freedom Square Garegin Nzhdeh Square Aram Street Abovyan Street Mashtots Avenue Sayat-Nova Avenue Baghramyan Avenue Tamanyan Street Komitas Avenue Liberty Avenue Northern Avenue Victory Bridge Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct Great Bridge of Hrazdan Davtashen Bridge

Government and financial institutions	Presidential Palace Government House National Assembly National Security Service Yerevan City Hall Constitutional Court Police of Armenia Central Bank Armenian Stock Exchange

Category:Yerevan

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