YEREVAN PUPPET MUSEUM READY FOR OPENING

PanARMENIAN.Net
13.01.2010 15:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Hovhannes Tumanyan’s Puppet Theater Museum is
completely ready for opening, Ruben Babayan, art director of Hovhannes
Tumanyan’s Yerevan State Puppet Theater said.

"We’re only waiting for RA Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan for gala
opening of the museum," he noted in a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter.

"The museum building was fully repaired, and all exhibits were
restored. New puppets presented to the museum were preserved in good
conditions in museum archives," Hasmik Poghosyan stated.

Though official opening was not yet announced, the museum is
operating, ready for visitors. The gala opening will take place in
early February 2010.

Puppet Museum was founded in 1975, thanks to persistence and great
personal contribution of Pavlos Boloyan.

The museum was robbed and closed in 1990s. In 2002, the museum
collection was restored due to financial assistance of All Armenian
Fund.

The museum will feature 300 exhibits, among them – a collection of
puppets presented by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.