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Hrazdan town is located at a distance of 50 km from the capital on the left bank of the river Hrazdan and is the administrative center of Kotayk region. It is a small town with the population of about 53 000 people.

Yegishe Charents House Museum was founded in 1975 in the house where the great poet lived. In 1987, in honor of the poet’s 90th anniversary, the museum was reconstructed and  the territory was expanded.

Minas Avetisyan’s works of art have become a new word in the history of painting of Armenian artists. Bright and saturated colors, a peculiar interpretation of reality, and clear designations of objects  – all this characterizes the artist’s work.

In 1960, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Soviet Union, the Museum of Revolution of the Armenian SSR was opened in Yerevan, presenting all documentation and materials on revolutionary movements, heroes and the way Armenians had passed.

House-museum of Silva Kaputikyan (the greatest Armenian poetess of the XX century, writer, and publicist) was opened after her death in 2009, in honor of the poetess’ 90th birthday. The museum is located in the apartment where she lived for 30 years, and all the personal things that she used during these years, are left untouched.

The house-museum of Aksel Bakunts (Armenian prose writer, film-writer, translator and public activist) is located in Goris, in the hometown of the playwright, in the house where he was born and lived. The museum was founded in 1968 and is considered to be a branch of the Museum of Literature and Art in Yerevan.

Martiros Saryan is one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, the founder of the Armenian national contemporary school of painting. Saryan was born on February 28, 1880 in New Nakhichevan. As a prominent public figure, he headed the Union of Artists of Armenia from 1945-1951. His works are mainly preserved and exhibited in the National Gallery of Armenia, as well as in the best museums of the CIS, the USA, France and other countries.

Alexander Spendiaryan, the well-known Armenian composer, the founder of the national symphonic music and conductor has a great contribution to the history of Armenian culture. He is the author of the famous “Almast” opera, the symphony “Three Palms” and other works that reflect the spirituality of the nation.

The world’s first Children’s Art Museum was opened on March 13, 1970 in Yerevan. Thanks to the efforts of art critic Heinrich Igityan and his wife Jeanne Agamiryan, the project became a reality. From all over Yerevan and the suburbs, they collected drawings and crafts of young artists and in a short time, the museum’s collection became richer by a few hundred expositions.

The Museum of Modern Art was the first of its kind in the USSR. The architects of the museum’s unique building were G. Aramyan and J. Torosyan. The museum was opened in 1972, but in 2007 it was moved to a new building, where the works of the first generation of contemporary artists began to be exhibited along with the works of the younger generation.

The house-museum of the famous Armenian dramatist Derenik Demirchyan was opened by the writer's centenary. The museum is located in the house where Derenik lived since 1929 and died.

The State Museum of Nature of Armenia was opened in 1952 in Yerevan. Until 2004 the museum was located in a building on the territory of the Blue Mosque. Then it was moved to a new building built thanks to sponsors, in particular, philanthropist Levon Aharonyan from Iran. Levon Aharonyan also presented more than 100 exhibits to the museum.