STORIES WORTHDISCOVERING

Discover Armenian craftsmanship through carpets, embroidery, ceramics and carved objects.

Jerusalem

Branch One · Part A · Battle against the Caliph of Baghdad

Living colour and spiritual depth in Cilician illumination

The language of identity and memory woven into dress

A medieval explorer of numbers, the heavens and nature

The rulers and turning points of Armenian statehood

A world of forms, beliefs, and memory in Armenian art

From monastic retreat to the stronghold of Davit Bek’s liberation struggle

The shape of the world in Armenian mythology

A Historic Settlement Shaped among the Cliffs

Explore manuscript art, medieval knowledge and the colours of Armenian miniature painting.

A Historic Settlement Preserved in the Vorotan Gorge

David of Sasun · Branch One · Part B

A master of line, ornament and symbol

The diversity of the Armenian world in color and form

A medieval physician who joined medical learning with attentive care

Fortresses, canals and royal power in the Armenian Highlands

The visual language of repetition, symmetry, and rhythm

The eternal alternation of day and night

Explore the home, personal objects and literary legacy of Derenik Demirchyan.

A Historic Settlement Built into the Cliffs and a Testament to Syunik’s Mountain Life

Harmony of stone, line and light

The roles and elegance of traditional life expressed through clothing

A scholar of medicine, medicinal substances and Armenian scientific language

Armenia between the Achaemenid empire and the Hellenistic world

From the tree of life to the eternity sign: layers of meaning

The sun’s heavenly journey and a mother’s embrace

Discover personal archives, working diaries and objects connected with Karen Demirchyan.

A Megalithic Monument of Prehistoric Syunik