«Mher Mkrtchyan» artistic theatre, Modern theater in central Yerevan, Armenia

The Mher Mkrtchyan Artistic Theatre occupies the former Yerevan House of Trade building on Movses Khorenatsi Street in the Kentron district. A memorial plaque with the profile of Frunzik Mkrtchyan is mounted on the facade. Its troupe numbers 20 actors aged 35 to 40, supplemented by invited performers and guest directors.

Mher (Frunzik) Mkrtchyan spent the last years of his life creating the theatre, which the government of the Armenian SSR housed in the building of Yerevan's House of Trade. He first named it after his teacher Vardan Adzhemyan, then renamed it "Artistic" so that young actors shut out of other theatres could work there. He directed it for under a year, staging Kazar Goes to War and The Baker's Wife, and died in 1993; his widow Tamara Oganesyan took over, and Albert Mkrtchyan led it from 2000 to 2018.

The theater stages traditional Armenian works alongside new productions from regional artists on its stage. The performances reflect the connection between classical and contemporary forms of Armenian theatrical expression.

The theatre stands on Movses Khorenatsi Street in the Kentron district, in the building once occupied by Yerevan's House of Trade. A memorial plaque with Frunzik Mkrtchyan's profile marks the facade. The company numbers about 20 actors aged 35 to 40, with guest actors and guest directors also engaged for productions.

The theatre occupies the building of Yerevan's former House of Trade, granted by a special decision of the government of the Armenian SSR. A memorial plaque with the profile of Frunzik Mkrtchyan is mounted on the facade.