Construction on New Komitas Museum-Institute to be Completed by This Year

The Government of Armenia in its meeting today adopted a decision to create a museum-institute dedicated to Komitas. The museum-institute aims to collect, research, preserve, and raise awareness of the great Armenian composer's life, work, and creative heritage.

Komitas' creative heritage and personal belongings today are in the archives and repositories of various organizations — the Yeghishe Charents Museum of Literature and Art and the Art Institute of the RA National Academy of Sciences.

The museum-institute will be built at the site of the former Palace of Culture in the park named after Komitas, the free use of which the Armenian government provided to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. Construction costs are covered by Pyunik Human Resources Development Foundation with the support of Syrian-Armenian benefactor Gabriel Jemberjyan. The building's architect is Artur Meschyan. Construction of the Komitas Museum-Institute is set to be completed by the end of this year. 

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