Exhibition dedicated to Alexandr Spendaryan’s 150th anniversary to open in Yerevan

Panorama, Armenia
Sept 24 2021

CULTURE 19:49 24/09/2021 ARMENIA

A unique exhibition dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Armenian composer Alexandr Spendaryan will open on September 25, at 14:00 in the large exhibition hall of the National Library of Armenia. As the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport reports, the event is organized as part of the European Heritage Days and inter-museum cooperation. 

The exhibition is titled "The Founder of the Armenian classical symphony music" and is organised jointly by the Museum of Printing of the National Library of Armenia, Alexandr Spendaryan Museum-House, Yeghishe Charents Museum of Literature and Art. Among the exhibition are the handwritten scores of Spendaryan, gramophone records and other materials saved from the creative activity of the composer.  

As the Ministry added, most of the exhibits are from collections of the Spendaryan Museum-House and the Museum of Literature.