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Local history museum with finds from 3 prominent archaeological sites, including Erebuni Fortress.
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This is a must-see in Yerevan. The museum is small, but well organized. The fortress was the highlight. Although a bit neglected, it was still amazing to walk around the ruins and enjoy the awesome views of Yerevan and mount Ararat.
A neglected but really cool museum in a splendid Soviet building decorated with gorgeous frescoes, it's a real pity that this museum doesn't seem to have gotten any love or budget for decades. The collection is somewhat small but extremely well captioned in English, giving you a good insight into life in Urartu, and has some interesting objects.
The possibility to actually hike up the hill and see the ruins of the fortress makes it even better, but the ruins are defiled by graffiti and the explanatory signs sun-bleached.
There is potential here, but it's currently wasted. This museum reminds me of the fantastic "Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King" in Guangzhou, China, and I can only hope that in the future they can get the budget and expertise to learn from that museum and restore and elevate the Erebuni museum to the world-class potential it could have had.
This is worth a visit still, but it makes me sad to think how great it could have been.
The possibility to actually hike up the hill and see the ruins of the fortress makes it even better, but the ruins are defiled by graffiti and the explanatory signs sun-bleached.
There is potential here, but it's currently wasted. This museum reminds me of the fantastic "Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King" in Guangzhou, China, and I can only hope that in the future they can get the budget and expertise to learn from that museum and restore and elevate the Erebuni museum to the world-class potential it could have had.
This is worth a visit still, but it makes me sad to think how great it could have been.
I liked the museum it's well organized, but the lighting inside is so bad the translation to English is not so clear with some strange words, the stuff are helpful. paid 3500 AMD for two tickets 🎟️ each 1500 AMD and Additional 500 AMD for taking mobile photos, after all it's good to pay a visit if you're near by .
Must-see in the area. I accidentally ended up my walk after visiting Gum market here and it turned out to be a satisfying experience.
Not only viewing interesting history of the ancient Armenia, but I could also view the panoramic city sightseeing from above.
📍FYI, the entrance fee for indoor exhibitions is 1500AMD.
Not only viewing interesting history of the ancient Armenia, but I could also view the panoramic city sightseeing from above.
📍FYI, the entrance fee for indoor exhibitions is 1500AMD.
This museum has stuff from excavations dated to several centuries ago! The artifacts inside the museum are cool. I went here as a part of the tour
Very small but condensed with information and artefacts. Dive into the history of Urartu, the fallen empire which is counted as the starting point of modern Armenia. History of foundation of mighty Erebuni citadel which was the beginning of Yerevan. Along with museum entrance, ticket grants you an access to the ruins of the citadel high on the hill. State of the ruins is not that good but a feeling of touch to the 3k years old history is worth a jump. From the top you can enjoy the high overview of southern part of the capitol. Mix of ancient, industrial, rural, soviet and modern styles is the current reality of Yerevan.
A must visit museum if you’re into Urartu history. I wish the museum was bigger and had more artifacts showcase. Thanks to the administration for the great work.
