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In 1945, the Government of Armenia made a decision to give a house to the great poet on his 70th anniversary, as a birthday present. The house was built by the plan of architect Pertchanoush Msrian and, according to the poet’s wish; it was constructed with black polished tufa. It is a two storied house and, due to its triangle-cupola and entrance-porch, bears a resemblance to an Armenian chapel.



 




Next to the main entrance, under the arched stone roof of the second floor, there is a small balcony. The six stone stairs are leading up to the front door. The long, large summer balcony is in the back yard with a pretty garden in front of it, extending to the right. On both sides of the main entrance, there are beautiful flower-gardens.


 
  The opening ceremony of
Av. Isahakian Memorial-Museum
The vice minister of the Ministry of Culture S. Gasparian is making a speech.
From the left: Ya. Zarobian, T. Hakhoumian, S. Vahouni, A. Toumanian.
From the right: St. Zorian, L. Stepanian, T. Toumanian, and others.



Since 1946, Isahakian had lived in this house together with his family. After his death in 1958, in reference to 1st May 67-P decision of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR Avetik Isahakian’s house was changed into memorial museum with the purpose to immortalize the name of the eminent Armenian poet.

The house underwent to some changes: a big hall and studies were built on the back part of the second floor; the wooden balcony and the staircase were faced with stone.


On the 31st October, 1963, the opening of the museum took place solemnly.

Later, the Memorial house has been renovated twice and the present exposition is the third one.








About the Museum »» Museum Staff

  Director: Armine Avetisyan

Yerevan State University, Department of Philology ( the Bachelor Degree). Yerevan State
University department of the history of Armenian language and linguistics ( the Master’s Degree),
philologist, teacher
 
  Chief curator: Tsoghik Nazaryan

philologist, master of the philological faculty at Yerevan State University
 
  Chif accountant: Karine Pirumyan

 
  Head of the department of organizing expositions and excursions: Ruzanna Mesropyan

philologist, graduated from Yerevan State University (Philological faculty)
 
  Scientific consultant: Avetik Isahakyan

philologist, PhD., Professorgraduated from Yerevan State University (Philological faculty)
 
  Senior scientific worker: Hasmik Melkonyan

historian graduated from Yerevan State University (faculty of History)
 
  Senior scientific worker: Sona Khechikyan

ԵSenior scientific worker Sona Khechikyan-Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Bryusov,
The Facultyof Russian Language, Literature and Foreign Languages (The Bachelor Degree).
Yerevan State University Faculty of History, History and theory of Art (The Master’s Degree).
Philologist, artcritic
 
 
  Senior scientific worker: Jemma Melkonyan

constructor-engineer, graduated from Yerevan Polytechnical Institute (radio faculty)
 
  Senior scientific worker: Anna Saroyan
 
  Guide: Arev Erikyan
 

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