Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum
Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum is a museum in Shirak Province, Armenia. Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum is situated nearby to Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum, as well as near Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum.Photo: HaykandBell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Armenia
- Also known as: “Museum of Avetik Isahakyan in Gyumri”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum and Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum.
Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum
Museum
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum was founded in 1983 in the Kumayri historic district of Gyumri, Armenia, and opened in 2003. The museum is devoted to the exhibition and preservation of the Armenian poet Hovhannes Shiraz's personal belongings, manuscripts and works.
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God
Church
Photo: Crispin Semmens, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, also known as the Our Lady of Seven Wounds, is a 19th-century church in Gyumri, Armenia. Occupying the northern side of the Vartanants Square, the cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Shirak of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God is situated 250 metres south of Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyumri and Arapi.
Gyumri
Photo: GMM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyumri is the second largest city in Armenia and the capital of Shirak Province in Northern Armenia. The city was hit hard by the 1988 Spitak earthquake, the consequences of which are still visible throughout the city in the 2020’s.
Arapi
Village
Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arapi is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 2,053 in 2010, up from 1,980 at the 2001 census. Arapi is situated 3 km west of Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum.
Akhuryan
Village
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Akhuryan is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported its population was 7,113 as per the 2011 official census down from 9,696 at the 2001 census. Akhuryan is situated 5 km east of Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum.
Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum
- Categories: biographical museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.78829° or 40° 47′ 18″ northLongitude
43.84328° or 43° 50′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8HG5QRQV+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 4643851992OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q16370038
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ավետիք Իսահակյանի տուն-թանգարան”
- Armenian: “Տուն-թանգարան Ավ. Իսահակյանի”
- Russian: “Дом-музей Аветика Исаакяна”
- Russian: “ДОМ-МУЗЕЙ АВЕТИКА ИСААКЯНА”
- Turkish: “Gyumri Avetik İsahakyan Müzesi”
- Western Armenian: “Աւետիք Իսահակեանի տուն-թանգարան”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Nshan and Radisson Hotel & Spa.
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