Hovhannes Toumanyan House- Museum Open/Closed: 11:00-16:30 Days of week: Tuesday - Sunday The Museum is closed: Monday
Information: Hovhannes Toumanyan Museum functions since 1953. The founder and the first director was the poet`s daughter. Copies of manuscripts, photo documents and original illustrations of Toumanian writing, works of such artists as G. Yeritsyan, A.Grigoryan, G. Khanjyan are exhibited here. In 1969, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the great writer, a new two-storey building was built to house materials related to Toumanyan`s life and work including his personal items, documents, manuscripts, sketches, and publications in more than 40 languages. The second floor replicates in minute detail Toumanian`s Tiflis (Georgia) apartment where the writer lived the last 14 years of his life. The museum also accommodates his private library of about 8000 volumes dedicated to studies on the Caucasus and Armenia, religion, culture, history and folklore of various nations. The museum is a large research center and organizes literary events and performances dedicated to the brilliant writer Toumanyan. Cultural events and exhibitions are organized here as well.
Ticket prices: Entrance fee - 500 AMD For students, pensioners and pupils - 300 AMD
Guides tours prices: In Armenian- 2.000 AMD In Russian, English-2.500 AMD
Contacts: Tel: +37410-581271, 560021, 645021 Website: www.toumanian.am Email: museum@toumanian.am Address: Yerevan, 40 Moskovyan Str.
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