Khachatur Abovyan, History museum in Kanaker district, Yerevan, Armenia.

The Khachatur Abovyan House-Museum stands in Kanaker, about 300 m above Yerevan, in the one-storey flat-roofed house built some 200 years ago by the writer's grandfather, Paron Apov. Its walls hold niches of various sizes that once held oil lamps and household objects; restoration strengthened the walls and repaired the wooden balcony railings, window shutters, doors and the tonir. The rooms are furnished with period household items kept by Apov's descendants.

On 25 April 1938 the Council of People's Commissars of Soviet Armenia ordered the reconstruction of the Abovyan family house in Kanaker, allocating 19,000 rubles, to mark the 90th anniversary of the writer's death. The museum opened in November 1939, with schoolteacher Eduard Hovhannisyan as its unpaid first curator. The house had stood empty for about a decade before the decision.

The collection shows manuscripts and works that reveal how modern Armenian literature came into being and what new teaching methods emerged at that time. Visitors can see how writers and educators shaped Armenian culture.

The house stands in Kanaker, about 300 m above central Yerevan, so the climb is part of the visit. The museum opened in November 1939; the residence had stood empty for about a decade before restoration. A statue of Abovyan stands near the building, a useful landmark when finding the entrance.

The house was built by Abovian's grandfather, Paron Apov, about 200 years ago, with a flat roof and niches in the walls for oil lamps and household goods. In 1927, when Education Commissioner Askanaz Mravyan asked to buy it for a museum, its owner Artem Abovian refused to sell and simply opened it to visitors.