Mural by Grigor Khanjyan

Located in Khanjyan Gallery is the monumental mural executed by the well-known Armenian painter Grigor Khanjyan (1926–2000). Commissioned for the original Soviet monument but left unfinished at the time of Khanjyan’s death, the three primary scenes of the mural illustrate important events in Armenia’s history: The Creation of the Armenian Alphabet (1992-1994); The Battle of Vardanank in AD 451 (1995-1998); and The Rebirth of Armenia (1998-2000). Khanjyan Gallery was completely renovated in 2009, and its austere, unadorned interior embodies the reverence many Armenians feel toward one of their country’s artistic treasures.


Exhibitions and events

In the Mind of the Collector

Permanent exhibition

Throughout his life, Gerard L. Cafesjian has indulged a passion for collecting that encompasses areas lying outside the arena of contemporary art. His varied interests are on continuous display in...

Swarovski Crystal Palace

Permanent exhibition

Cafesjian Center for the Arts features a selection of Swarovski Crystal Palace chandeliers, designed by Vincent Van Duysen, Tord Boontje, Georg Baldele, Michael Anastassiades and Diller Scofido +...

Sasuntsi Davit Relief

Permanent exhibition

In the 1980s, when the Cascade was being constructed, architect Jim Torosyan (1926-2014) invited sculptor Artashes Hovsepyan to design one of the galleries in the future complex. The artist with the...

Activities from this museum

The Landscape of My Country

Ahead of International Musuem Day and Museum Night Events, the theme of which...

Spring Carnival

The educational program Spring Carnival is based on the exhibition Robert...

Mapping the Memory

Mapping the Memory (based on the exhibition Silence of My Grandmother’s...

Armenian Collages

Armenian Collages (based on the exhibition, Sarkis Hamalbashian: Armenian...


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