Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum

Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum is a museum in Shirak Province, Armenia. Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum is situated near Ceramic Museum, as well as near Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Armenia
Also known as: “Mher Mkrtchyan Museum, Gyumri”, “ՄՀԵՐ ՄԿՐՏՉՅԱՆԻ ԹԱՆԳԱՐԱՆ”, and “Մհեր Մկրտչյանի հուշատուն-թանգարան”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum and Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum.

Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum

Museum

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Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum

Museum

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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. Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum is situated 110 metres south of Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum.

Saint Nshan

Church

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Saint Nshan is a church, which is situated 100 metres west of Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyumri and Arapi.

Gyumri

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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

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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 Mher Mkrtchyan 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 Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum.

Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum

Categories: biographical museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Shirak Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude

40.78871° or 40° 47′ 19″ north

Longitude

43.84282° or 43° 50′ 34″ east

Open location code

8HG5QRQV+F4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4643879889

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q16393695

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum” goes by many names.

Armenian: “Մհեր Մկրտչյանի թանգարան”
French: “musée Mher Mkrtchyan”
French: “Musée Mher Mkrtchyan”
Russian: “Дом-музей Мера Мкртчяна”
Russian: “Музей Мгера Мкртчяна”
Turkish: “Mher Mkrtchyan Müzesi, Gümrü”
Western Armenian: “Մհեր Մկրտչեանի Թանգարան”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ceramic Museum and Youth Palace.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bar Bar Art Gallery and Corner. Cafe & Coworking.

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