Vernissage

If you are in Armenia and don’t know what kind of souvenir you want, here is a perfect place for you. You will lose yourself here and won’t get out without souvenirs or any interesting handmade artwork.

The most interesting part of the market is the jewelry pavilions where you can see beautiful handmade silver and gold.

The History of Vernissage 

Probably one of the most visited places in Yerevan is the Vernissage Market which started its history in the 1980s.

Then it got its name Vernissage because it was the first one in Armenia. But some years later, the market divided into two parts. The painters stayed in the park, the other traders of arts and crafts got the area in the adjacent park of Republic Square, in the middle of Aram and Buzand Streets.

In front of the Vernissage, a big statue of Vardan Mamikonyan is standing, Mamikonyan who is one of the famous Armenian heroes of all times.

What to buy in Vernissage

If you wonder why you should visit this place, know that the best pavilions with different souvenirs and other useful products are located here. If you hesitate or don’t know what to buy, be sure you would be lost in a diversity of choice in this market. Kind and generous traders will help you to make the right decision and will offer you only handmade works.

The open-air market has pavilions where the traders present and sell their handmade goods. It has been already 39 years every weekend at 7 a.m. thousand people gather here to sell and to buy useful items. Nearly a thousand traders present the works of modern Armenian Painters, traditional handmade works, national musical instruments, souvenirs, silver and gold jewelry, rugs, household items, and other cultural works.

Here you may also find dolls, antique items, carved wood, clay, metal and ceramics artworks, traditional carpets, old collections of coins and medallions, interesting books, jewelry, musical instruments, and electronics.