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    MUSEUM NIGHT SCHEDULED FOR MAY 17

    ARMENPRESS
    May 16, 2008

    YEREVAN, MAY 16, ARMENPRESS: Armenian museums participating in the
    'Museum Night 2008' program that will be launched on May 17 will be
    open for all visitors from sunset until 1 am next morning.

    The press division of the Armenian Culture Ministry told Armenpress
    that the National Picture Gallery will present "Gallery + Theater"
    program, which is an array of permanent expositions.

    Armenian History Museum will present a display of Chinese Bronze
    Artifacts. The Yeghishe Charents museum will offer an event dedicated
    to great Armenian opera singer Gohar Gasparian.

    The Folk Art Museum will have on display artifacts by well-known
    Armenian masters. Yeghishe Charents museum will also host an evening
    of poetry.

    Various events will be held also by Yervand Kochar Museum, Hovhannes
    Tumanian Museum. The latter will display documents about the First
    Armenian Republic and intellectuals of that time and a performance
    of Tumanian's fairy tales.

    Alexander Spendiarian Museum will present "One Photograph History"
    exhibition and a musical performance.

    Martiros Saryan Museum will host music lovers for a chamber music
    concert and a lecture about famous painter's visit to Venice in
    1924. Museums outside Yerevan are also involved in Museum night event.

    The Erebuni Museum will present an exposition called from "Velikun to
    Urartu,' and a one-day exhibition dedicated to European Heritage Day.

    The first Museum Night event was held in 2005 by about 1,200 European
    museums, which wanted the new young generation to discover the richness
    of their collections and multi-layer cultural heritage. Armenia joined
    it that same year.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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