House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian
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The Aram Khachaturian
House-Museum opened in Yerevan
, Armenia
in 1982 and is devoted to the exhibition of the Armenian
composer’s personal artifacts, as well as to the research and study of his creative output.
Since the idea of the museum came about in the 1970s, Khachaturian himself was actively involved in its design. In fact, the composer left his manuscripts, letters, his piano, various memorabilia and personal gifts to the institution in his will. The building is an extension of the house where the composer resided whenever he visited the Armenian capital. It was converted into a museum by architect Edvard Altunyan.
Under its founding director Gohar Harutiunyan, the museum succeeded in attracting financial support from a wide range of sponsors and benefactors, and expanded its collection of artifacts belonging to Khachaturian. Today the museum continues to grow under the directorship of Armine Grigoryan.
The multi-storied building houses an attractive concert hall (with a concert-grand Bechstein
piano), where a regular music series takes place. It also houses an extensive library of CDs and a workshop for the restoration and repair of violins. The museum maintains strong links to Armenian musicians and composers and is committed to furthering music in Armenia. It also publishes a range of scholarly books.
The House-Museum is located on 3 Zarobyan St (off Marshal Bagramyan Ave), Yerevan 0009, Armenia. Tel: (374-10) 58.94.18.
Aram Khachaturian
Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a prominent Soviet composer. Khachaturian's works were often influenced by classical Russian music and Armenian folk music...
House-Museum opened in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia
Armenia
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in 1982 and is devoted to the exhibition of the Armenian
Languages of Armenia
Armenian is the official language of Armenia, and is spoken as a first language by 97.7% of its population. Armenian belongs to an independent branch of the Indo-European language family. It is a highly inflective language, with a complicated system of declensions. Modern Armenian is agglutinative,...
composer’s personal artifacts, as well as to the research and study of his creative output.
Since the idea of the museum came about in the 1970s, Khachaturian himself was actively involved in its design. In fact, the composer left his manuscripts, letters, his piano, various memorabilia and personal gifts to the institution in his will. The building is an extension of the house where the composer resided whenever he visited the Armenian capital. It was converted into a museum by architect Edvard Altunyan.
Under its founding director Gohar Harutiunyan, the museum succeeded in attracting financial support from a wide range of sponsors and benefactors, and expanded its collection of artifacts belonging to Khachaturian. Today the museum continues to grow under the directorship of Armine Grigoryan.
The multi-storied building houses an attractive concert hall (with a concert-grand Bechstein
Bechstein
Bechstein is a surname and may refer to:*Johann Matthäus Bechstein , a German naturalist and forester.*Ludwig Bechstein , a German writer....
piano), where a regular music series takes place. It also houses an extensive library of CDs and a workshop for the restoration and repair of violins. The museum maintains strong links to Armenian musicians and composers and is committed to furthering music in Armenia. It also publishes a range of scholarly books.
The House-Museum is located on 3 Zarobyan St (off Marshal Bagramyan Ave), Yerevan 0009, Armenia. Tel: (374-10) 58.94.18.
Museum publications
- Արամ Խաչատրյան. Նամակներ։ (Yerevan: «Սովետական գրող» հրատարակչություն, 1983), 238 pp.
- Արամ Խաչատրյան. Նամակներ։ (Yerevan։ «Ապոլոն» հրատարակչություն, 1995), 252 pp.
- Արամ Խաչատրյան. Նամակներ։ (Yerevan։ «Նաիրի» հրատարակչություն, 2003), 152 pp. ISBN 5-550-01293-6
- Aram Khachaturyan Museum. (Yerevan: Armenia Press, 2002).