MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

The house-museum of Lusik Aguletsi, a painter, ethnographer, and Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, exhibits unique ethnographic specimens that Armenians used in their daily lives.

The house where the ethnographer, painter Lusik Aguletsi lived and worked for many years, became a museum in 2019, at the initiative of her family members (her husband is sculptor Yuri Samvelyan) and with the support of the “Aguletsi” Foundation.

The collection of Lusik Aguletsi is a unique intersection of time and space. For years, Lusik Aguletsi has saved various cultural values ​​from oblivion and loss and given new life to them. She shaped the culture of wearing traditional costumes by her own example, creating a unique collection of ceremonial culture, which is unique in Armenia.

VISITOR INFORMATION

The Lusik Aguletsi Museum displays exhibits representing the cultural values ​​of Armenians and peoples from different regions: antiques, furniture, tableware, ceramics, carpets, books, jewelry, etc., which Armenians used in their daily lives. It is noteworthy that all the items were purchased from Armenian families.

There is an art cafe adjacent to the house-museum, where the cuisine, which is an important part of Armenian culture, is presented in all its richness and diversity. Here, guests are also offered dishes from Aguletsi’s family recipes.

HOURS AND ADMISSION

Museum
Monday - Sunday 12:00 - 19:00 

Cafe
Monday - Sunday 11:00 - 19:00 

ADMISSION

Adults - 1500 AMD
Schoolchildren - 700 AMD
Students, pensioners - 1000 AMD
Foreign citizens - 2500 AMD

EXCURSIONS

Armenian - 3000 AMD
Foreign languages ​​- 4000 AMD

MASTER CLASSES

Weaving a tree of life with wheat - 1500/2500 AMD (individual/20+ groups)
Drawing on a cloth bag - 6000/7000 AMD (individual/20+ groups)
Pottery - 7000 AMD
Making a doll with threads - 5000/6000 AMD (individual/20+ groups)
Making a thread headband - 1500/2500 AMD (individual/20+ groups)
Making carnival masks - 2000/2500 AMD (individual/20+ groups)
Painting on plaster eggs - 2500 AMD
Game-acquaintance with rituals - 500/1000 AMD (Armenian/foreign languages)
Learning national songs with guitar - 30 000 AMD
Classical music and performance - 70 000 AMD
All materials provided by the museum.

FOOD MASTER CLASS

Making gata using a gata pattern - 1500/2500 AMD
Making asil - vasils (ritual dolls made of dough) - 1500/2000 AMD
Dolma - 6000 AMD
Vana mshosh - 3500 AMD
Topik - 3500 AMD
Agulisyan - 6000 AMD
Ghapama - 3500 AMD
Khurjin - 6000 AMD
Bake lavash in traditional tonir (cheese, cucumber, tomato) - 3500 AMD

PHOTOGRAPHY

Provision of one costume for one hour in the museum area - 15 000 AMD (without photographer's services).
A photographer's service is also provided upon request.