State Museum of Folk Art
State Museum of Folk Art is a museum in Yerevan, Central Armenia which is located on Աբովյան փողոց and has an elevation of 1,153 metres. State Museum of Folk Art is situated nearby to Khachatur Abovyan monument, as well as near National Library of Armenia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Folk Art Museum”, “House of Folk Art”, and “Museum of Folk Arts”
- Address: 64 Աբովյան փողոց, Երևան, 0025
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matenadaran and National Library of Armenia.
Matenadaran
Museum
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The Matenadaran, officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is the largest center for the storage, study and popularization of Armenian manuscripts, combining the functions of a museum, archive and scientific institution. Matenadaran is situated 660 metres west of State Museum of Folk Art.
National Library of Armenia
Library
Photo: Գոհար Մարտիրոսյան, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Armenia is a national public library in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1832 as part of the state gymnasium-school of Yerevan. National Library of Armenia is situated 470 metres west of State Museum of Folk Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nork-Marash and Kanaker-Zeytun.
Nork-Marash
Suburb
Photo: Kevorkmail, Public domain.
Nork-Marash, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It is located to the east of the city centre. It is bordered by the Kentron District form the west and the north, Nor Nork from the east and Erebuni from the south.
Kanaker-Zeytun
Suburb
Photo: Mosinyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kanaker-Zeytun is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located in the northeastern part of the city. As of the 2022 census, the population of the district is 73,834.
Kond
Neighborhood
Photo: Stamboltsyan, Public domain.
Kond is one of the oldest quarters of Yerevan. It is situated within the boundaries of the modern-day Kentron District of the capital of Armenia. According to Hovhannes Shahkhatunyants, an Armenian historian, Kond is located at the western and southern hillsides and foot of a rocky hill with similar name.
State Museum of Folk Art
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Yerevan, Central Armenia, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.19147° or 40° 11′ 29″ northLongitude
44.52873° or 44° 31′ 43″ eastElevation
1,153 metres (3,783 feet)Open location code
8HG65GRH+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 5616543839OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“State Museum of Folk Art” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف الفن الشعبي”
- Armenian: “Թանգարան. Ժողովրդական ստեղծագործության պետական թանգարանը (Ժողովրդական ստեղծագործության տուն)”
- Armenian: “Ժողովրդական արվեստի թանգարան”
- Armenian: “Ժողովրդական Արվեստների Թանգարան”
- Armenian: “Ժողովրդական ստեղծագործության պետական թանգարան”
- Armenian: “Ժողովրդական ստեղծագործության տուն”
- Armenian: “Հովհաննես Շարամբեյանի անվան ժողովրդական արվեստների թանգարան”
- Armenian: “Հովհաննես Շարամբեյանի անվան ժողովրդական ստեղծագործության կենտրոն, Ժողովրդական ստեղծագործության կենտրոն”
- French: “musée des arts populaires”
- French: “Musée des arts populaires”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון לאמנות עממית”
- Italian: “Museo d’arte popolare”
- Russian: “Музей народного искусства”
- Russian: “Музей народных искусств”
- Spanish: “Museo de arte popular”
- Swedish: “Hovhannes Sharambeyans centrum för folkkonst”
- Swedish: “Hovhannes Sharambeyans centrums för folkkonst”
- Turkish: “Halk Sanatları Müzesi”
- Western Armenian: “Ժողովրդական Արուեստի Թանգարան”
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