Hovhannes Shiraz home-museum, Biographical house-museum in Gyumri, Armenia

Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum occupies an 1886 red tuff stone building that was the home of the wealthy merchant Qeshishyan. Its six rooms present the poet's belongings, manuscripts and printed works: the first covers his childhood, the second is furnished as during his lifetime, and the remaining four hold creative works, paintings and sculptures. The western facade has a gate opening onto a large courtyard.

The house was built in 1886 from red tuff stone from Shirak province for the wealthy merchant Qeshishyan. In July 1983 the government gave it to Hovhannes Shiraz, who lived there only until his death in March 1984. The 1988 earthquake halted its conversion into a museum, and homeless families sheltered in the building until Gyumri municipality rehoused them in 2000–2002; the museum opened in September 2003.

The museum displays how Hovhannes Shiraz's poetry shaped Armenian literary thought and connected with readers across generations. His works remain central to how Armenians understand their own language and cultural expressions today.

The museum offers guided tours where visitors can explore the exhibition rooms and view audio-visual presentations about the poet's work. Plan enough time to examine the collections carefully and appreciate the displays throughout the building.

Among the exhibits is a painting by the American writer John Steinbeck, who thanks Shiraz for his hospitality in Yerevan. The Armenian Wikipedia article on the museum records this gift, which links the Gyumri house to Steinbeck's 1963 visit to Soviet Armenia.