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Address:
1 Hrant Hakobyan Str., Gavar, Gegharkunik Region, RA, 1201
Opening Hours:
Wednesday to Sunday (9:00-17:00)
Contact:
info@gsu.am
infogsu@mail.ru
Phone: (+374 60) 46 03 02, (+374 60) 46 12 99
Links:
Gavar State University
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Description:
This unique history museum was founded by the initiatives of the
founding dean of Gavar State University, PhD, Professor, honored
pedagogue of the Republic of Armenia Hrant Hakobyan and University
professor Varsham Avetyan. The purpose of the museum is to teach
about the motherland, history, archaeology, and patriotistm.
The museum houses over 500 exhibits, including valuable archeological,
ethnographic, numismatic, and artistic items, as well as documents.
There are special corners in the museum dedicated to the Armenian
Genocide, the Heroic Battle of Artsakh, the Gegharkunik Region and
the history of Gavar State Univesity.
The majority of the exhibits were gathered during five decades through
excavations, donations and through the use of personal means, by archeologist
Varsham Avetyan. Avetyan donated the collection to the
University, as a result of which, the museum was founded.
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