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.

See also MUSEUM OF LITERATURE AND ART AGTER YEGHISHEH CHARENTS
THE HOUSE-MUSEUM OF PARUYR SEVAK
YEGHISHEH CHARENTS HOUSE-MUSEUM
HOVHANNES TOUMANYAN MUSEUM
MARTIROS SARYAN HOUSE-MUSEUM
ERVAND KOCHAR MUSEUM
 
SERGEI PARAJANOV HOUSE-MUSEUM