YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
2025
On September 21, Independence Day of Armenia, the building of Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre was unveiled with new lighting.
On the occasion of the Republic of Armenia’s Independence Day, the Opera House was presented to Yerevan residents and guests of the capital with artistic new lighting. At the initiative and with the funding of Yerevan Municipality, the lighting system of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre was modernized. The building was illuminated with around 400 LED projectors.
The official ceremony was accompanied by performances from the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra and Choir, conducted by the director of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, maestro Karen Durgaryan.
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1921
The National Gallery of Armenia was founded in 1921 by the decision of the Government of Soviet Armenia, as one of the five departments of the State Museum - the Art Department. Martiros Saryan was appointed the director of the museum. As the first state museum of Armenia, it was officially opened to visitors on August 14, 1921.