Dilijan Local Lore Museum and Art Gallery
The Regional Museum and Art Gallery of Dilijan is a museum of local history and an art gallery in Dilijan, Armenia. The museum was opened in 1950 by the teacher Yeghishe Hovsepyan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Arman badeyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 10:30 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Dilijan Local Lore Museum & Picture Gallery”, “Geological Museum and Art Gallery”, and “The Geological Museum and Art Gallery of Dilijan”
- Address: 28 Մյասնիկյան փողոց, Դիլիջան, 3901
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dilijan Folk Art Museum and Mimino.
Dilijan Folk Art Museum
Museum
Photo: 23artashes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dilijan Folk Art Museum is situated 350 metres northwest of Dilijan Local Lore Museum and Art Gallery.
Mimino
Work of art
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mimino is a work of art, which is situated 250 metres northwest of Dilijan Local Lore Museum and Art Gallery.
Villa of Aghasi Khanjian
Ruins
Photo: Lubekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villa of Aghasi Khanjian is a ruins, which is situated 460 metres west of Dilijan Local Lore Museum and Art Gallery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dilijan and Shamakhyan.
Dilijan
Photo: Ben pcc, Public domain.
Dilijan is a town with mild climate and fresh air to the northeast of Yerevan. It is famous for its lovely surroundings, called the "Armenian Switzerland" by the locals, due to the densely forested valleys and mountains with alpine meadows surrounding them.
Shamakhyan
Neighborhood
Shamakhyan is a former village in Armenia, currently absorbed by the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province. It was not listed in the 2011 official Armenian Census, and is likely included in the census count of the town of Dilijan. Shamakhyan is situated 3 km northwest of Dilijan Local Lore Museum and Art Gallery.
Teghut
Village
Teghut is a village in the Dilijan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia. Teghut is situated 8 km northeast of Dilijan Local Lore Museum and Art Gallery.
Dilijan Local Lore Museum and Art Gallery
- Categories: cultural property, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tavush Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.7384° or 40° 44′ 18″ northLongitude
44.86695° or 44° 52′ 1″ eastElevation
1,518 metres (4,980 feet)Levels
2Open location code
8HG6PVQ8+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 293447745OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Dilijan Local Lore Museum and Art Gallery” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Դիլիջանի երկրագիտական թանգարան համայնքային ոչ առևտրային կազմակերպություն (ՀՈԱԿ)”
- Armenian: “Դիլիջանի երկրագիտական թանգարան-պատկերասրահ”
- Armenian: “Շենք երկրագիտական թանգարանի”
- Persian: “موزه و نگارخانه زمینشناسی دیلیجان”
- Russian: “Дилижанский геологический музей-галерея”
- Russian: “Краеведческий музей и художественная галерея”
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