HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN VISITS KAREN DEMIRCHYAN MUSEUM

18.05.2011

On the International Museum Day on May 18 RA National Assembly
Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan visited the national, state and political
great figure, RA National Hero Karen Demirchyan Museum.

It was founded by resolution of 9 January 2001 of the Armenian
Government for eternalizing his memory, his life and activity. The
museum has rich documentary material: documents, photos, video films,
contemporaries’ memoirs, personal items, governmental awards, numerous
souvenirs, works of art, received from the friends, colleagues,
people, heads and political figures of other states, medals of
Olympic champions given as presents to Karen Demirchyan, etc. Karen
Demirchyan’s personal archive is kept in the fund of the Museum.

NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan took a guided tour in the Museum, and got
acquainted with the exposed materials, which were presented to him
by Karen Demirchyan Relief Fund Director Rima Demirchyan and Museum
Director Vahagn Mamyan.

Hovik Abrahamyan expressed wish also to have materials and exhibits
from the museum referring to Karen Demirchyan in the museum being
created in the National Assembly. The NA Speaker left a note in the
Commemoration Book of the Museum.

In the talk with the reporters Hovik Abrahamyan noted that the state,
political figure Karen Demirchyan had proved his patriotism with
building the Motherlnad. “He has big contribution in the establishment
of our state, statehood, has left a lot of work to our people,” the NA
Speaker said with gratitude, noting that with his visit to the museum
he wished once again to pay his tribute to Karen Demirchyan’s memory.