HISTORY MUSEUM OF ARMENIA

Exhibitions

Temporary

“Historical Return: A Medieval Masterpiece from London.”

On April 2, the History Museum of Armenia hosted the closed opening of the exhibition “Historical Return: A Medieval Masterpiece from London.” The exhibition presents one of the rare examples of medieval Armenian woodcarving – a wooden door panel of an Armenian church dated 1188, which will now become part of the museum’s permanent collection. […]

“Armenia in the 19th Century”

On January 20, a press conference by the Director of the History Museum of Armenia, Davit Poghosyan, was held at the Museum, followed by the reopening of the permanent exhibition section “Armenia in the 19th Century.” Within the framework of the renewed display, hundreds of artifacts from various historical and ethnographic regions of Historical Armenia […]

“Woven Memories: A Family Legacy”

On December 23, the official opening ceremony of the temporary exhibition “Woven Memories: A Family Legacy” took place at the History Museum of Armenia. The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the History Museum of Armenia and Armine Ter-Ghevondyan, heir of the four great families of Ter-Ghevondyan-Chorbajyan and Khachaturyan-Devejyan. The exhibition presented a remarkable selection […]

“On the Frankincense Route: Armenia”

On 30th of November, the international exhibition “On the Frankincense Route: Armenia” was solemnly opened at the National Museum of Oman. During the official opening ceremony, speeches were delivered by Ambassador Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Rayami, Head of the Cultural Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman; Hrachya Poladyan, Ambassador […]

Temporary

Temporary exhibition “Lavash Portraits: Armenian Bread Photostories”

On October 16th, World Bread and Food Day, the opening ceremony of the temporary exhibition “Lavash Portraits: Armenian Bread Photostories” took place at the Museum, through the collaboration of the History Museum of Armenia and Yeremyan Projects. Opening remarks were given by Arusyak Ghazaryan, Deputy Director for Development of the History Museum of Armenia, who […]

“Lisitsyan-160” exhibition

On October 7th, the opening ceremony of the “Lisitsyan-160” exhibition took place at the History Museum of Armenia, dedicated to the ethnographer’s jubilee. In his opening remarks, Davit Poghosyan, Director of the History Museum of Armenia, highlighted Stepan Lisitsyan’s invaluable contributions — not only to the development of museology, but also to Armenology, ethnography, and […]

Permanent

ALONG THE PATHS TO THE RESTORATION OF STATEHOOD (15TH-18TH CC.)

The 15-18th centuries were a period of political instability and transformation for Armenia.

Permanent

«MUSEUM-105»

On 23 October, the History Museum of Armenia hosted the opening of the exhibition “Museum-105”. The exhibition is dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the History Museum of Armenia and the 160th anniversary of its founding director, Yervand Lalayan. The exhibition presents the history of the Museum through photographs and archival documents, as well as […]

“Vazgen Sargsyan – 65”

The History Museum of Armenia hosted a commemorative matinee and the opening of the exhibition dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Sparapet Vazgen Sargsyan, organised jointly with the Vazgen Sargsyan House-Museum. The event was also attended by family members, relatives, and friends of Vazgen Sargsyan. Davit Poghosyan, Director of the History Museum of Armenia, delivered welcoming remarks, […]

“Czech Castles and Chateaux”

The History Museum of Armenia hosted the official opening of the temporary exhibition “Czech Castles and Chateaux” organised jointly with the National Museum of the Czech Republic. The exhibition presents photographs and three-dimensional reconstructions of castles and chateaux selected from two historical regions of the Czech Republic: Bohemia and Moravia. Davit Poghosyan, Director of the Museum, made an opening […]