Armenia Ethnography Museum

Armenia Ethnography Museum
	State Museum of Ethnography of Armenia
Location	Araks, Armavir Province, Armenia
Coordinates	40°8′8.5″N 44°0′55.4″E / 40.135694°N 44.015389°E
Type	Ethnographic museum

Armenia Ethnography Museum and the National Liberation Movement is a state-owned museum in Armenia located in the village of Araks, Armavir Province, within the Sardarapat Memorial complex, around 10 km southwest of the provincial centre Armavir. The museum was designed by architect Rafael Israelyan and opened in 1978.^[1]

Description

The museum building, designed to resemble a medieval Armenian castle, features an exterior without windows. The southern (rear) front is flanked by two octagonal towers named Aragat and Ararat. Between these towers, a two-window opening is planned. The interior design is characterized by smooth tuff-carved arches and walls, which are lined with high symbolic elements.

Collections

The Collection of Armenia Museum of Ethnography and the National Liberation Movement contains more than 70 thousand items, ranging from the Stone Age to the modern day.^[2]

It contains:

Hunting and primitive working tools
Ceramics, stone work, metallurgy unique designs
Petroglyphs
Household and ritual vessels
Weapons
Musical Instruments
Jewelry and other items from the period of early human society groups

Gallery

References

^ Albert Baboyan (1979). "The centuries under the arches". Soviet Armenia. 4: 10, 11.
^ "Which exhibits are important to see in Sardarapat Museum?". www.1lurer.am. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2024-07-29.

Sources

What is, Encyclopedia, Volume 3, page 25.

External links

About Armenian Ethnography Museum Archived 2020-09-20 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Albert Baboyan (1979). "The centuries under the arches". Soviet Armenia. 4: 10, 11.

[2] "Which exhibits are important to see in Sardarapat Museum?". www.1lurer.am. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2024-07-29.

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