Yeghegnadzor Regional Museum
Եղեգնաձորի երկրագիտական թանգարան | |
Entrance to the museum | |
| Location | 4 Shahumyan Street, Yeghegnadzor |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′51″N 45°19′55″E / 39.7643°N 45.3320°E |
| Type | archaeological/ethnological |
| Director | Kamo Sahakyan[1] |
| Website | iatp.am |
The Yeghegnadzor Regional Museum, Armenian: Եղեգնաձորի երկրագիտական թանգարան, is a museum in Yeghegnadzor, in the province (marz) of Vayots Dzor in southern Armenia.[2]: 417 [3]: 329 . It was established in 1968,[1] and holds approximately 9000 archaeological and ethnological artefacts dating from pre-historic times to the twentieth century.[4]
Collection
The museum contains approximately 9000 objects, ranging in date from pre-historic times to the twentieth century. They include jewellery, tools, utensils, carpets and coins.[4] The most significant is an intricate fourteenth-century khachkar carved by Momik, originally in the monastery of Noravank; it is two parts, which were found in different places.[2]: 417 [3]: 329
The Bronze Age and Medieval artifacts found during the archiological excavations of ancient Moz town of 1930, 1978, 1979 also are on display at the Yeghegnadzor Regional Museum.
References
- ^ a b About Us. Regional Museum of Yeghegnadzor. Accessed January 2020.
- ^ a b Alex Jones, Tom Masters, Virginia Maxwell, John Noble (2016). Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan. Carlton, Victoria: Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 9781760341459
- ^ a b Deirdre Holding, Tom Allen (2018). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh. Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire: Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781784770792.
- ^ a b Speaking Stones tour at Yeghegnadzor Regional Museum. My Armenia Cultural Heritage Tourism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Archived 15 February 2020.