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The Vernissage market fills with stalls selling carpets, ceramics, woodwork and jewelry, particularly busy on weekends. A 90-minute browse is free and available year-round, giving a comprehensive look at Armenian handicrafts and a good source for souvenirs bought directly from makers.
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Each evening from May through October, Republic Square hosts a synchronized light, music and water show performed by its fountains. A 30-minute viewing is free, and it's one of the most popular free evening activities for both visitors and locals in central Yerevan.
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The 22-meter Mother Armenia statue stands atop Victory Park, with a military museum housed in the base beneath it. A 1-hour visit is free and available year-round, combining a major city landmark with exhibits on Armenia's military history.
Yerevan
Located at Argishti 1/1, this museum traces Yerevan's story from its founding as Erebuni fortress through to the present day. A 1-hour visit costs 1,000 AMD and is available year-round, offering a city-specific complement to the broader National History Museum on Republic Square.
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This museum-institute is dedicated to Komitas, considered the founder of Armenian ethnomusicology and one of the country's most significant composers. A 1-hour visit costs 1,500 AMD and runs year-round, exploring both his musical work and his role in preserving Armenian folk music traditions.
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This museum-institute displays the plans and drawings behind Alexander Tamanian, the architect responsible for much of Yerevan's distinctive pink-tuff cityscape. A 45-minute visit costs 1,000 AMD and is available year-round, offering context for the architecture visible throughout the rest of the city.
Yerevan
Yerevan's Modern Art Museum, on Mashtots Avenue, displays 20th-century Armenian masters including Minas Avetisyan alongside other modernist work. A 1-hour visit costs 1,500 AMD and runs year-round, complementing the more classical collections at the National Gallery.
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This museum on Abovyan Street displays traditional carpets, woodwork and other Armenian folk crafts, offering a broader survey of decorative arts than the city's single-artist house-museums. A 1-hour visit costs 1,500 AMD and is available year-round.
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