Alexander Spendiaryan House-museum

Alexander Spendiaryan House-museum
THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE MUSEUM

In 1924 when Spendiaryan moved to Armenia from Crimea, Yerevan was a small, provincial city with muddy, gnarled streets and with clay houses. In 1926 Al. Spendiaryan was given an apartment on Nalbandyan street by Alexandr Tamanyan’s offer. It was in the new-built building № 29(now 21) designed by Nikoghayos Buniatyan. In this house, Spendiaryan lived till the end of his life (1928).
The house-museum was founded on November 21st, 1963, based on the decision № 491 of the president of Ministers Council Anton Kochinyan and the working staff of the museum was created under the leadership of composer Vladilen Balyan.
The house-museum was opened in 1967. It is the first musical memorial museum in Armenia.
“And so the museum exits. I have always believed in it because the Armenians love towards the musician is too big. People to whom the composer dedicated his all strength and ardour”.             
Marina Spendiarova