MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

The Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan House-Museum presents the works of two greatest masters of Armenian fine arts.

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Architect: Varazdat Arevshatyan

The house of the famous sculptor Ara Sargsyan and the famous painter Hakob Kojoyan was built in 1935, on the initiative of the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia, Aghasi Khanjyan. The author is the architect Varazdat Arevshatyan. The two great masters of Armenian fine arts lived and created here with their families. In 1973, the building was given to the state at the request of the heirs of the famous artists. The museum was founded in 1973 by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR of May 25, 1970. The house-museum of Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan is one of the 13 branches of the National Gallery of Armenia.

VISITOR INFORMATION

The Ara Sargsyan Art Department exhibits the sculptor's works, photographs, and manuscript materials. The artist's theatrical designs and graphic works are also presented. The genre of the bust was dominant in the sculptor's art. Having brilliantly mastered the materials used in sculptural art - marble, granite, bronze, and wood - he embodied the images of prominent Armenian figures Manuk Abeghyan, Hrachya Acharyan, Toros Toramanyan, Suren Spandaryan, Vardan Achemyan, and others.

On the second floor of the mansion, Hakob Kojoyan's works, manuscript documents, and personal belongings are presented. Most of the works are from the collection of the National Gallery of Armenia, some are donations from the artist's heirs.

In the courtyard of the mansion there are medieval khachkars, sculptures by Ara Sargsyan: "Mother Armenia", "Sahak Partev and Mesrop Mashtots", "Artavazd II". The bas-reliefs "Trumpeters", "Construction", "Mkhitar Heratsi" are attached to the stone wall.

At the entrance to the house-museum, in 1981, a monument to Hakob Kojoyan and Ara Sargsyan was installed (architect: Romeo Julhakyan, sculptor: Eduard Aghayan). It is a double-sided volume with a complex configuration, with a pair of arched niches, placed on a vertical pedestal. In one of the niches is placed the bust of H. Kojoyan, in the other - A. Sargsyan. The busts are made of bronze, and are striking in their resemblance to portraits.

HOURS AND ADMISSION

Tuesday to Sunday: 11:00-18:00

ADMISSION

Adults - 1000 AMD
Schoolchildren, students, pensioners - 500 AMD

EXCURSION

Armenian/foreign languages ​​- 3000 AMD