Shushi State Museum of Fine Arts

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Location: Shushi

The museum was opened on May 9, 2013, on the initiative and with the support of Professor Grigory Gabrielyants. The museum’s collection consisted exclusively of donations. The museum building was built on the basis of the former lodge in Shushi, preserving its architectural features. The State Museum of Fine Arts aims to introduce the public to high-value works of art that praise the beauty and foster peace. Among the features of the museum were the rich list of donors and the wide geography of the presented works. Artsakh, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, USA, France, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar, etc. The works of famous artists donated to the museum (M. Saryan, Garzu, E. ինahin, Jansem, H. Hakobyan, D. Burlyuk, A. ևchenko, A. Safokhin, D. Plavinski, and others) are of great value.
The museum regularly organized solo exhibitions, classical concerts, film screenings, painting and sculpture symposia, cultural and educational events.
The museum had 673 exhibits.