House-museum of Paruyr Sevak

The house-museum is in Zangakatun, the village where Paruyr Sevak was born. It opened on June 17, 1981, marking the 10th anniversary of the writer's death.

The museum was designed by architect Jim Torosyan; his plan included several exhibition halls, an events foyer, a chapel-bell tower and an amphitheater, but it was never fully built. It was built next to Sevak's house because his parents were still living there, and his parental home and the large garden he planted himself are part of the museum. In March 2015 a new building shaped like a bell tower opened, housing the administration, a library and a reception hall.

The museum holds more than 1,982 items, 880 of them scientific materials, in documentary, photo and household collections. The exhibition hall shows the writer's desk, typewriter, pens, books, manuscripts, photographs, couch and piano, and one corner precisely recreates the study of his Yerevan apartment with its original furniture. A mural by artist Sarkis Muradyan is dedicated to the key periods of the poet's life and work.

The museum often organizes Sevak poetry days and readings, and plays audio recordings of poems, including ones recited by the poet himself. The house-museum building is on the list of monuments of national significance of the Republic of Armenia.