Ervand Kochar Museum — Attraction in Yerevan

One of the best museums in Yerevan. My perception of Kotchar's art is totally transformed. We spent there around 2 hours, while the museum area is so small, but our guide was telling us so many details about Kotchar's life, his challenges and inspirations, what symbols he put into every exhibited work. We totally emerged into athmosphere where artist lived, created, suffered, loved.. I didn't knew the story of his life and it was really breathtaking... Couple of works are so impressive that you may want to spend hours staying in front of it and listening about every symbol hidden in details of a great master. Beside this, we also spent sufficient time in souvenirs shop and couldn't choose which one is the best of the best - we wanted to take all of them with us :)) Our guide also advised to join their facebook page to be notified about art events or visit them on Saturdays for film-watching. Will do it with great pleasure

Also location of the museum is great for tourists: they can visit it before taking a walk around Cascade or plan to visit cafe or dining...

Also loved this and glad the great reviews convinced me to go. I also, like many others, had never heard of this artist and I now LOVE his work, even buying two prints in the small gift shop after. I didn’t pay for an English tour but one was going on whence I arrived so I ended up just joining that one, gratis. The guide, Lillit I think her name is, was excellent. Excellent English and her passion for Kochar’s innovative work really shines through. She even had a a short video started for us on his famous piece, The Disaster of War. Although photos it seems are technically not allowed (a very silly and detractory rule), she let it go so GREATLY appreciate that! Was there easily 1.5 hours. The museum is small but with the excellent guide making his art and story come alive, worth it. Only detracting one star bc I had to use the loo and the woman cleaning the bathroom practically scowled at me, making me feel very uncomfortable. Like I was...

Gotta tell you, in 37 years of my life and traveling to over 40 countries never I encountered a museum with a main door locked on a key 😔 after door was unlocked for us we stepped into entry hallway, which was a disorganized mess with literal piles of garbage visible on all flat surfaces. People who like art are susceptible to this stuff, this is why all museums in the world design their entrance in a minimalistic style and hide as much administrative trash and advertisement publications as possible behind desks. Museum was poorly lit, one alley with probably the only 3 sculptures had no light at all, sculptures were not displayed at the center, but pushed to walls so I could not study them from all angles, most TVs that were supposed to show us something were off. Sorry, no excuse, I visited better organized museums in villages with a population of 3,000...