Officially, Komitas Museum-Institute (

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: ) is an

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and biographical museum in

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, devoted to the renowned Armenian musicologist and composer

Komitas Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, ( hy, Կոմիտաս; 22 October 1935) was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national sch ...

. It is located adjacent to the pantheon at the Komitas Park of

Shengavit district Shengavit ( hy, Շենգավիթ վարչական շրջան, ''Šengavit' varčakan šrĵan''), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located at the southwestern part of the city. It has common borders with the distric ...

. The museum was opened in January 2015.

Museum

By the 24 July 2014 decision of the government of Armenia, the Komitas Museum-Institute was founded as a non-commercial institution. It was built in the Komitas Park, replacing the old house of culture. The construction was financed by the "Pyunik" and "Luys" foundations. The architect of the project is

Arthur Meschian Arthur (Artashes) Meschian ( hy, Արթուր Մեսչյան; born March 3, 1949) is an Armenian architect, musician, composer, poet, singer and painter. He is also known as one of the founders of Armenian rock. He was the founder and the lead s ...

. The museum-institute was officially opened on 29 January 2015, with the presence of president

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...

, Catholicos of All Armenians

Karekin II Catholicos Karekin II ( hy, Գարեգին Բ, also spelled Garegin; born 21 August 1951) is the current Catholicos of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In 2013 he was unanimously elected the Oriental Orthodox he ...

and Catholicos of Cilicia

Aram I Aram I ( hy, Արամ Ա. Քեշիշեան; born Bedros Keshishian 8 March 1947), has been the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia since 1995 and he resides in Antelias, Lebanon. Bibliography Aram I has written the followin ...

.Komitas museum was opened in Yerevan
/ref> The museum consists of a large concert hall, permanent and temporary exhibition halls and sections, research centre, music studio, library and publishing house. Komitas Vardapet's personal belongings are grouped in the museum. The life and work of Komitas, activities related to his musical and religious careers along with his rich heritage of researches in Armenian folkloric music, are permanently exhibited in eight sections of the museum. The project is composed and curated by ''Vardan Karapetyan'' and photographer ''Alberto Torsello''. It is implemented by the

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Exhibition halls

* 1st hall, "Chronology": dedicated to the life of Komitas. * 2nd hall, "Komitas and his contemporaries": about the way that Komitas passed through, with the scientific thoughts and religious values of his partners. * 3rd hall, "Thoughts of Komitas". * 4th hall, "The works of Komitas in folkloric research". * 5th hall, "Komitas as a composer". * 6th hall, "Komitas and the ritual music". * 7tg hall, "The performances of Komitas". * 8th hall, "Legacy of Komitas".

Gallery

File:Komitas Museum, Yerevan.jpg, General view File:Музей Комитаса 2.jpg, The entrance File:Комитас 8.jpg, Backside view File:Komitas Museum, view 2.JPG, Internal view

References

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