Alexander Spendiaryan House-Museum

About

The Alexander Spendiaryan House-Museum, founded in 1963 and opened to the public in 1967, was Armenia's first museum dedicated to a musician. It occupies the apartment where composer Alexander Spendiaryan lived during the final years of his life (1926–1928), in a building that is itself a protected monument of republican significance (architect Nikoghayos Buniatyan). The museum's founder was the composer's daughter, Marina Spendiarova. Its collection of more than 1,400 items — personal belongings, documents, photographs, letters, and creative works — is displayed across "Life Path" and "Creative Path" halls, and his preserved office looks as it did during his lifetime. A section is devoted to the stage history of his opera "Almast," Armenia's first national opera.
What you can do there: view Spendiaryan's restored office and personal belongings, try the interactive "Virtual Conductor" program, listen to a recording of the composer's violin, play a "Spendiarophone" instrument, explore exhibits on the "Almast" opera, and take a guided tour in Armenian, Russian, or English; the museum also hosts concerts, lectures, and educational programs (including the ongoing "Children Masters" project), and can arrange evening visits with concerts/refreshments by prior appointment.

Price:
Entrance ticket: 1,200 AMD
Pupil/student/pensioner ticket: 600 AMD
Free for children under 12
Guided tour: 3,000 AMD (Armenian) / 3,500 AMD (English or Russian) — book in advance