The province's art museum on Vanadzor's main avenue, strong on 20th-century Armenian painting.
A good rainy-day stop. Vanadzor's 1831 Holy Mother of God church and the Zoryan house museum are close by.
Good to know
- Closed Mondays; see the listing for hours.
Read more: Museum website
Getting there
On the Tandzut river.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 1.2 km | 2 min |
| Alaverdi | 46.9 km | 50 min |
| Stepanavan | 36.2 km | 42 min |
| Yerevan | 117.8 km | 2 h 03 min |
| Tbilisi | 171.4 km | 2 h 51 min |
Contact
- Phone
- +374 322 43938
- Website
- vanart.org
Details
- Type
- Museum
- Where
- Vanadzor
- Address
- Tigran Metsi Poghota 52, Vanadzor
- Elevation
- 1,330 m
- Built
- modern
Տիգրան Մեծի պողոտա 52, Վանաձոր
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:00–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00–17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00–17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00–16:00 |
Hours from OpenStreetMap, shown in Armenian time. Holidays may differ — call ahead.
Light
Golden hour is when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon — the warm light for photos. In deep gorges the sun leaves the valley floor earlier.
Photos taken nearby
From Wikimedia Commons, within 1 km. Click a photo for its author and licence.
Weather at Vanadzor Museum of Fine Arts
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Sights nearby
- Viewpoint in VanadzorViewpoint 400 m same level
- Sayat-NovaArtwork 450 m same level
- St. Grigor Narekatsi ChurchChurch 550 m same level
- St. Sarkis Church, VanadzorChurch 700 m same level
- Stepan Zoryan's House MuseumMuseum 700 m same level
- Evangelical Christians BaptistsChurch 750 m same level
Nature nearby
- Ttu djurSpring 250 m same level
- Sayat-Nova ParkPark 500 m same level
- Artsakh ParkPark 600 m same level
- Park near Zoryan House MuseumPark 700 m same level
- Hrant Matevosyan Park (Railway Workers' Park)Park 1.3 km same level
Stay nearby
- Hotel in VanadzorHotel 250 m same level
- BaronHotel 300 m same level
- MagHay B&BGuesthouse 400 m same level
- KirovakanHotel 400 m 27 m higher
- AuRoomHotel 550 m same level
Eat nearby
- VegasRestaurant 150 m same level
- Chef FavoriteCafe 150 m same level
- LahmajoFast food 150 m same level
- VIP CoffeeFast food 200 m same level
- TonirCafe 200 m same level
Services nearby
- VTBATM 100 m same level
- Natali PharmPharmacy 100 m same level
- Converse BankATM 100 m same level
- AmeriabankATM 150 m same level
- AlisaConvenience store 150 m same level
- LiderBicycle 150 m same level
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.