NATIONAL GALLERY OF ARMENIA

5 interesting facts about the National Gallery of Armenia

1. At present time the National Gallery houses about 40 000 museum items. Part of them is displayed in 55 halls of permanent and temporary exhibitions.
2. The National Gallery is the world’s biggest museum regarding its Armenian fine art collection and the 2^nd one with Hovhannes Aivazovsky’s collection.
3. Interactive-educational programs have been carried out in the National Gallery since 2008. And since 2015 the Summer school has been organized for children of various age groups.
4. The National Gallery of Armenia has 12 branches in Yerevan and in the regions of the republic.
5. The entrance to the Gallery is free with Yerevan Card.

What can be seen in the National Gallery of Armenia

The National Gallery of Armenia is the country’s major art gallery. Its collection is displayed in 55 halls, which allow the Gallery to tell the story of national visual arts, decorative-applied arts as well as world culture from ancient times to present days. In the halls of European, Russian, Armenian and Oriental art the visitors are introduced to the art of Aivazovsky, Sarian, Kandinsky, Donatello and other distinguished artists. Due to the installation of a ventilation system in the National Gallery of Armenia, the two floors of the museum are currently open: the "Armenian Impressionism" exhibition with about 70 works by Bashinjaghian, M. Sarian, K. Adamian, Y. Tadevossian, V. Gayfejian, S. Arakelian and other famous Armenian artists and the hall of famous French-Armenian sculptor Hakob Gyurjian, where about 50 works of different genres made of marble, limestone, bronze, wood, Belgian granite are displayed including sculpted heads, animalistic sculptures, historical, mythological and other works.

For the Free entrance to the National Gallery of Armenia you can purchase Yerevan Card, which includes about 40 museums and has a lot of privileges that are intended to provide an interesting and accessible trip for tourists. You can learn about Yerevan Card types here. For further questions, please call (+374) 12 22 33 22, or e-mail us and contact us by online chat.