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Երևանի Պատմության Թանգարան | |
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| Established | 1931 (1931) |
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| Location | 1/1 Argishti street,Yerevan, Armenia |
| Type | History museum |
| Director | Armineh Sargsyan |
| Website | yhm.am |
TheYerevan History Museum (Armenian:Երևանի Պատմության Թանգարան (Yerevani Patmut'yan T'angaran)) is the history museum ofYerevan, the capital city ofArmenia. The museum was founded in 1931 as theCommunal Museum. Currently, the museum is located in a building attached to theYerevan City Hall. The architect of the building wasJim Torosyan.[1]
Beginning in 1931, the museum was located in two rooms on the second floor of the Yerevan Fire Department building, and in 1936, it moved to the Blue Mosque (Gyoy-Djami).[1] From 1994 to 1997, the museum was located in the former Hripsime Female Gymnasium. From 1997 to 2005, the museum functioned in one of the buildings of the school N1 named afterStepan Shahoumian. In 2005, the museum was established in a new building; it forms an architectural complex together with Yerevan City Hall.[2]
As of 2017[update], there are more than 94,000 objects held in the Yerevan History Museum which represent the local culture from ancient times to the present day.[2]
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