Yerevan
This museum holds more than 1,400 collages, drawings and film props from Sergei Parajanov, one of Soviet cinema's most visionary directors. A 90-minute visit costs 1,500 AMD and runs year-round, appealing especially to visitors interested in experimental film and visual art.
Yerevan
This hands-on 2-hour masterclass at Megerian Carpet lets visitors try the loom themselves after the factory tour's more observational introduction. Available year-round from 8,000 AMD, it's a practical way to understand the skill behind Armenia's carpet-weaving tradition.
Yerevan
This guided 1-hour tour of the Megerian Carpet factory-museum covers antique rugs, traditional natural dyeing methods and live weaving demonstrations. Costing 3,000 AMD and available year-round, it's a good introduction to Armenian carpet-making before trying the hands-on masterclass offered at the same location.
Yerevan
Erebuni Fortress, built by the Urartian kingdom in 782 BC, is the site that gave Yerevan its name and founding date, making the city one of the oldest continuously inhabited in the world. A 90-minute visit costs 1,500 AMD and runs year-round, combining fortress ruins with an on-site museum of Urartian artifacts.
Yerevan
Tsitsernakaberd, on a hilltop overlooking the city, holds both the memorial and museum dedicated to the 1915 Armenian Genocide. A 90-minute visit is free and available year-round, and remains one of the most significant and solemn sites in Armenia for understanding the country's modern history.
Yerevan
The Matenadaran, at the top of Mashtots Avenue, holds one of the world's most significant collections of ancient Armenian manuscripts and illuminated miniatures. A 90-minute visit costs 1,500 AMD and is available year-round, offering a close look at over a thousand years of Armenian written culture.
Yerevan
This museum traces Armenian history from the Paleolithic era to the present day, occupying the same Republic Square building as the National Gallery. A 90-minute visit costs 2,000 AMD and runs year-round, giving useful context for the historical sites and museums found throughout the rest of the country.
Yerevan
Armenia's National Gallery holds more than 42,000 works, including pieces by Ivan Aivazovsky, Martiros Saryan and Marc Chagall, housed in the same building as the History Museum on Republic Square. A 2-hour visit costs 1,500 AMD and is available year-round, offering the country's most comprehensive collection of fine art in one stop.
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