Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum
Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum is a museum in Shirak Province, Armenia. Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum is situated nearby to Ceramic Museum, as well as near Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum.Photo: Armenak Margarian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Armenia
- Also known as: “Mher Mkrtchyan Museum, Gyumri” and “ՄՀԵՐ ՄԿՐՏՉՅԱՆԻ ԹԱՆԳԱՐԱՆ”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avetic Isahakyan’s Home and Museum and Hovhannes Shiraz 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. Hovhannes Shiraz Home and Museum is situated 110 metres south of Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum.
Saint Nshan
Church
Photo: Mycl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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: Jaba1977, 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 Mher Mkrtchyan Home and Museum.
Akhuryan
Village
Photo: GeoO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ northLongitude
43.84282° or 43° 50′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8HG5QRQV+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4643879889OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata 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”
- Armenian: “Մհեր Մկրտչյանի հուշատուն-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 include Ceramic Museum and Youth Palace.
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