MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

Komitas Museum-Institute is dedicated to promoting the creative legacy of Komitas Vardapet, the founder of the Armenian national school of music composition.

The Komitas Museum-Institute is located in Komitas Park and is built on the basis of the former Palace of Culture, which was designed by the architect Koryun Hakobyan in the 1950s, and the architect of the newly created building is Artur Meschyan. The Komitas Museum-Institute was officially opened in 2015. This scientific and cultural institution is equipped with modern technologies and features a multifunctional structure, including halls for permanent and temporary exhibitions, a concert hall, a music library, and a publishing house. At the Komitas Museum-Institute, traditional and academic music concerts, lectures, and seminars are held, as well as the "Komitas" International Conference-Festival. The museum organizes number of educational programs designed for various age and social groups, as well as a summer school. At the museums research institute, scientific studies are conducted on the life and work of Komitas, as well as on Armenian traditional and classical music. The Komitas Museum-Institute's publishing house releases monographs, collections of scientific articles, songbook series, music scores, exhibition catalogues, and other studies related to Komitas. The Komitas Museum-Institute also houses a music library, which includes a rich collection of musicological books and music records.

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Тhe permanent exhibition consists of eight halls, showcasing the life journey of Komitas, his work as a musicologist, composer, ethnographer, and performer. In the temporary exhibition hall, the museum periodically organize exhibitions dedicated to Komitas, his activities, his era and contemporaries, as well as various art forms (music, painting, photography, etc.).

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