Mardigian Museum of Armenian Art and Culture

About Mardigian Museum of Armenian Art and Culture

The Mardigian Museum of Armenian Art and Culture, reopened in 2023 as the Helen and Edward Mardigian Armenian Museum of Jerusalem, is in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Al-Quds, a short way down the street from St James Cathedral. It occupies a historic building that once belonged to the Armenian Monastery of St James, either as monastic quarters or as a guest house for pilgrims, and is arranged around a central courtyard with a two-storey colonnade. The museum is dedicated to preserving Armenian heritage and presenting the historical, artistic and cultural contributions of Armenians, with particular attention to their centuries-long presence in the Holy Land. Its well-documented collection traces both the religious and the secular history of Armenia, from manuscripts and ceramics to photographs and documents of the Armenian community of the city. Even for travellers who rarely visit museums it is an accessible and informative introduction to Armenian history, and a natural complement to a walk through the Armenian Quarter, the smallest and quietest of the Old City's four quarters.

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Jerusalem, Palestine