YEREVAN, MAY 18, ARMENPRESS:

The anniversary events of the 80-year-old Yerevan History Museum will launch in June. Armine Sargsyan, director of the museum, told Armenpress that the launch will be given with a ceremonial gathering dedicated to the 80-year history of the museum. Official speeches, films will be presented during the gathering. Afterwards, an exhibition "Yerevan in Armenian Fine Art" will open. More than 100 canvases of Armenian artists picturing Yerevan will be presented.

The anniversary events will continue in the second half of October. A scientific sitting will be conducted and "Yerevan 3" collection of scientific articles will be published dedicated to different issues of Yerevan history.

The anniversary year will be wrapped up with the exhibition of results of excavations during the 2000-2010 in Shengavit or with the presentation of collections of metals kept in the museum.