Maps showing Armenia in its heyday around 55 BC as a country which extended from the Caspian and Black Seas to the shores of the Mediterranean, taking in much of eastern Turkey, could also be cause for controversy. The country lost much of territory through the centuries and the large Armenian Diaspora of today is attributed not only to what happened in eastern Turkey early in the last century, but also to the forced migrations of the early 1600s, when the Persians ruled that part of the world. For a former Soviet republic which regained independence from Russia only 10 years ago, it seems surprising that even what is on display somehow remained intact, and in Armenian hands. The exhibition has tastefully put together much of interest not only to scholars, but to anyone interested in that turbulent part of the world and its history. Open seven days week, except for closures during the Easter Holiday and on Sunday 22 April, the exhibition lasts until May 28.
Entrance is free.
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