armenian genocide museum

It was a dissapointment to see that the museum is under reconstruction but at least we had the chance to see the memorial

you can come close to it with a car, take a walk through the park and finally at the end you spot it-eternal flamebefore going there read about the genocid so you can feel the true importance of the memorial

The place was a bit under maintenance when we visited it this time but from our previous visit (2004) we saw in details how and when the Genocide happened with numbers. We only did not understand WHY ?

It is just another genocide museum mostly of concrete. It is not in the same emotional class as the Killing Fields of Cambodia which is a "live" museum. Still, it is worth a visit.

Interesting to see and have a better understanding of whit is here…also fantastic views over looking the city

Check before traveling out to this museum. It is closed until mid 2015 for reconstruction. The memorial, however is worth a visit.

I've reviewed this musuem complex before, though some unthinking Armenian nationalist (or simply the usual unthinking nationalist) must have objected to my review. Here I go again; although I won't be able to re-capture the insights of my first review.The grounds are interesting, if a bit unkempt. The eternal flame is worth seeing; it is, in fact, quite moving. Less moving are the monuments to the recent conflicts with Azerbaijan and the rather heavy-handed efforts to make that into a genocide. Oh well, everything is political, no?The musuem (now under major re-construction) had a nicely flowing layout. You began with the Armenian community in the pre-genocide Ottoman Empire and the exhibits (all quite interesting and some quite wrenching) lead you through the destruction of a large part of the Armenian community in the Ottoman Empire at the hands, organizationally, of the Young Turks. My main objection is that historically, little context is given to the destruction of the Ottoman Armenians. It was a genocide, but how did it happen? Most of the visitors (Armenian and non-Armenian) will only have a cursory, often childlike, understanding. The exhibit essentializes both the Turks and the Armenians: the Turks are all evil, Armenians saints. I would suggest a guide; I've been to the Museum about a dozen times and decided to hear, on one occasion, what the guide said. I hired one who gave the tours in Russian (English, Armenian, and I believe French-language guides are available). I found her descriptions of the exhibits (and indeed the genocide) to be quite nuanced. The captions need re-doing (and multiple languages added). All genocide museums are moving (the ones in Cambodia, Ukraine, and Washington are all interesting), but they also need to be scholarly and educational. The one in Armenia is not quite there yet.

If you want to have more information and fall inside Armenian tragic history starting from 1880s to 1915 you must go to Genocide museum. You'll be shocked by a true story :(

This place is to proof the vandalism that was done to a nation. Here u can see facts how Azeris took off unborn babies from their mothers womb with one single shot of sword. How armenian mothers ate soup made of their kids... :((((

My husband and I were so disappointed that the museum is currently closed for renovation for we wanted our friend and cousin to experience it. However, just being at the memorial is so moving...perhaps even more so because genocide is currently happening all over this area still. It is important to educate and understand what happened in 1915 and the memorial does this in a way that is not pushy. It is an emotional and necessary visit for all who travel to Armenia.

in 1915 Turkey organized Armenian genocide, almost 1.5 million Armenians were killed. The museum will give you an idea and deep information about one of the greatest crimes in the history.It is in a renovation till early spring 2015. On 24 April 2014 we will have 100 years from the Genocide.

The Armenian Genocide Museum is closed until next year, so you can only get pictures from the outside. I really wish they would have left at least part of it open for tourists.

I visited oly the memorial which was really impressive but the museum was closed and will stay close for a while I was told.

A somber but informative insight into this tragic chapter in Armenian history. It is outside the city center so you will probably need a taxi to get hear.

It's the Armenian Genocide Memorial also known as Ketron. Very spiritual place; a shrine. Peaceful and well illustrated but not enough to show the real atrocity the armenian people went through in 1915. Free admission. Closed on Mondays. Open until 5pm.