Museums of Armenia: A journey into history and culture

Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is a city rich in history and culture that offers tourists a variety of museums. Here is a list of some of the key museums in Yerevan that are worth visiting:

Museums by theme: history, archeology and nature

1. Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum
2. History Museum of Armenia
3. Yerevan History Museum
4. Erebuni Museum
5. Museum of Military History “Mother Armenia”
6. Museum of History of Police of Armenia
7. Museum of the History of the ARF
8. Museum of the History of Medicine of Armenia
9. Yerevan Zoological Museum
10. Geological Museum of Hovhannes Karapetyan
11. State Museum of Nature of Armenia

Museums by topic: art and literature

1. Museum of Sergei Parajanov
2. National Gallery of Armenia
3. Charents Museum of Literature and Arts
4. Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum
5. Museum-Institute of Ancient Manuscripts named after Mesrop Mashtots
6. Children’s Art Museum
7. Yerevan Museum of Modern Art
8. Museum of Wood Carving of Armenia
9. Museum of Folk Art of Hovhannes Sharambeyan
10. Ervand Kochar Museum
11. Museum of Russian Art
12. Museum of Middle Eastern Art
13. National Museum-Institute of Architecture named after Alexander Tamanyan
14. Museum of the Armenian State Pedagogical University
15. Cafesjian Center for the Arts
16. Komitas Museum
17. Hrant Matevosyan Museum
18. Aram Khachaturian House Museum
19. Charles Aznavour Museum
20. House-Museum of Khachatur Abovyan
21. House-Museum of Hovhannes Tumanyan
22. House-museum of Alexander Spendiaryan
23. House-museum of Avetik Isahakyan
24. House-Museum of Yegishe Charents
25. House-Museum of Martiros Saryan
26. House-museum of Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan
27. House-museum of Derenik Demirchyan
28. Gevorg Grigoryan Museum (Zotto)
29. Aram Khachaturian House Museum
30. Karen Demirchyan Museum
31. House-Museum of Silva Kaputikyan
32. Museum of the Patriotic Movement of General Andranik
33. House-Museum of Koryun Nikoghasyan
34. Garegin Nzhdeh Museum
35. Galenz Museum
36. Aznavour Center
37. Friedrich Nansen Museum
38. Museum of National Architecture and Urban Life
39. Museum of Modern Art in Yerevan
40. Eduard Isabekyan Gallery

Yerevan offers a variety of museums that introduce tourists not only to Armenian culture and history, but also to contemporary art. Visiting these institutions will give you a deeper understanding of Armenian heritage and modernity, as well as enjoy impressive exhibitions and events.

Links to official websites of museums in Yerevan:

1. Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum
2. History Museum of Armenia
3. Yerevan History Museum
4. Erebuni Museum
5. Museum of Military History “Mother Armenia”
6. Museum of History of Police of Armenia
7. Museum of the History of the ARF
8. Museum of the History of Medicine of Armenia
9. Yerevan Zoological Museum
10. Geological Museum of Hovhannes Karapetyan
11. State Museum of Nature of Armenia
12. National Gallery of Armenia
13. Charents Museum of Literature and Arts
14. Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum
15. Museum-Institute of Ancient Manuscripts named after Mesrop Mashtots
16. Children’s Art Museum
17. Yerevan Museum of Modern Art
18. Museum of Wood Carving of Armenia
19. Museum of Folk Art of Hovhannes Sharambeyan
20. Ervand Kochar Museum
21. Museum of Russian Art
22. Museum of Sergei Parajanov
23. Museum of Middle Eastern Art
24. National Museum-Institute of Architecture named after Alexander Tamanyan
25. Museum of the Armenian State Pedagogical University
26. Cafesjian Center for the Arts
27. Komitas Museum
28. Hrant Matevosyan Museum
29. Aram Khachaturian House Museum
30. House-Museum of Khachatur Abovyan
31. Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum
32. House-museum of Alexander Spendiaryan
33. House-museum of Avetik Isahakyan
34. House-Museum of Yegishe Charents
35. House-Museum of Martiros Saryan
36. House-museum of Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan
37. House-museum of Derenik Demirchyan
38. Gevorg Grigoryan Museum (Zotto)
39. Aram Khachaturian House Museum
40. Karen Demirchyan Museum
41. House-Museum of Silva Kaputikyan
42. Museum of the Patriotic Movement of General Andranik
43. House-Museum of Koryun Nikoghasyan
44. Garegin Nzhdeh Museum
45. Galenz Museum
46. Aznavour Center
47. Friedrich Nansen Museum
48. Museum of Modern Art in Yerevan
49. Eduard Isabekyan Gallery