Vazgen Sargsyan House-Museum, Biographical museum in Ararat village, Armenia
The Vazgen Sargsyan House-Museum occupies the birthplace of Vazgen Sargsyan on Garegin Nzhdeh Street in Ararat village. Its rooms trace his life as a writer, soldier, commander and statesman, and a bust of him by sculptor Kamsar Ghazaryan stands in the courtyard.
The Armenian government decided in 2000 to create a house-museum for Vazgen Sargsyan, a national hero and prime minister killed in the October 27, 1999 parliament attack. It opened on March 5, 2001, the 43rd anniversary of his birth, in his native Ararat village.
The house shows how an important figure in modern Armenian history lived and offers insight into their daily life through personal possessions. Visitors gain a sense of the role this person held in Armenian society.
The museum is at 7 Garegin Nzhdeh Street in Ararat village, Ararat Province. It opened on 5 March 2001, the 43rd anniversary of Vazgen Sargsyan's birth. Events are held there every 5 March.
The museum preserves a collection of gifts that were given during this person's lifetime and after their death. These personal gifts reveal the connections and esteem this individual held in Armenian society.
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