List of museums in Yerevan

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This is a list of museums in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. [1]

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History, archaeology

The Genocide memorial and museum Genocide Memorial complex from air on a sunny day, September 2017.jpg
The Genocide memorial and museum

Art, literature

Sergei Parajanov Museum Sergei Parajanov in Yerevan.JPG
Sergei Parajanov Museum

House-museum, biography

House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian A. Khach`atryani town-t`angaran 1.jpg
House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian
Charles Aznavour Museum Charles Aznavour Museum, Yerevan.jpg
Charles Aznavour Museum

Nature, geology

Technology, science

The railway museum Hayastani erkat`owghow t`angaran (4).jpg
The railway museum

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yeghishe Charents</span> Armenian poet and writer (1897–1937)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derenik Demirchian</span> Armenian writer

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tumanyan, Armenia</span> Place in Lori, Armenia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">History Museum of Armenia</span> National museum in Yerevan, Armenia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yerevan History Museum</span> History museum in Yerevan, Armenia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hripsime Simonyan</span> Armenian artist & sculptor, 1916-1998

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yeghishe Charents House-Museum</span> House museum in Yerevan, Armenia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yerevan Wine Days</span> Street event in Yerevan, Armenia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamar Tumanyan</span> Soviet Armenian architect (1907–1989)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Knarik Vardanyan</span> Armenian Soviet painter (1914–1996)

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