Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve
Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve
Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve
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Prague97 contributions
June 2018 • Solo
Next to the archeological site of ancient Metsamor there is a small museum with a good exhibition of objects discovered on this location. The objects are well chosen and showed and for sure this museum is worth a visit. I had also museum guide who provided me with essential information about the objects, but she spoke so fast almost without breathing so after her long fast monologue I decided to return to some exhibits and observe them more slowly. Walking around archeological site was very pleasant.
Written 13 July 2018
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PatrickM_Travels
Almaty, Kazakhstan1,788 contributions
Feb 2016 • Friends
This is my second visit to Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve and my second review. This museum remains to be what I consider one of the hidden gems of Armenia. I am amazed at the high-quality of the artifacts and presentation at this little-known, off-the-beaten-path museum. We arrived at about 1pm on a Saturday and we were the only visitors. It was over-staffed (typical for Armenia) with about 6 workers there plus a security guard. The entrance fee was about $1.50 per person. The first time I visited, I was allowed to take pictures for free. This time they said it would be an additional $2.00 to take pictures. I opted to not take pictures inside -- please see my previous review for the pictures I took last time. Now having been to the majority of Armenia's museums, I can still say this is one of my favorite and absolutely worth finding and visiting.
Written 28 February 2016
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PatrickM_Travels
Almaty, Kazakhstan1,788 contributions
July 2015 • Friends
I stumbled upon some info about this museum on a random website and was intrigued. None of my Armenian friends had ever heard of it. It's not in my guide books. There's barely any info online. Finding the museum was not very hard. There is a sign for the museum on the M5, then there is another sign at the first major intersection after leaving the M5. But then there are no more signs. You'll need your smartphone since the museum is not on any maps I've seen. It is pinpointed correctly by TripAdvisor and on Google Maps. Driving up to the museum, I thought for sure it would be closed. The building looks run down and there is a totally abandoned building right out front. But the door was open and we were very promptly greeted at the desk. There actually may have been as many as 5 people working there, although we were the only visitors. Inside they have three floors of artifacts found at the Metsamor archaeological site, including some pottery, weaponry, stone artifacts, jewelry, and other items. A major highlight is the frog-shaped fertility stone made of agate. It's beautiful! In typical Armenian style, one of the staff followed us around for the entire visit. He was very nice, but he did not speak any English so wasn't very helpful. He seemed to get a bit upset when half of our group broke of in another direction -- he would have preferred to keep an eye on us all at once. Outside there is a large collection of various sized phallus fertility statues arranged from smallest to largest. This is definitely worth seeing. There are also excavated ruins of the archaeological site itself, however we did not explore these very extensively since the temperature was nearly 40 C! We did see in the distance there are remains of large wall structures and some individual rooms. Overall this was a very nice visit. Although it is a bit hard to find, it's definitely worth the effort!! I definitely recommend this museum.
Written 31 July 2015
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Haig B
Yerevan, Armenia103 contributions
June 2019 • Friends
We had a great introduction to part of Armenian ancient history in Metsamor, we had the chance to view some artifacts such as clay pottery which was dated to 3500 BC and was also had the chance to see some fine jewelry and gifts from Egyptian Pharos to recognize the Armenian kings.
Written 21 June 2019
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Niels G
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June 2019 • Solo
I read about Metsamor archaeological site and, being an archaeologist and historian myself, I really wanted to visit the site. However, the trip ended up being quite disappointing. I arrived around 11 am, so not super early or late. Outside the museum building were 5 or 6 people, I guess they all worked there. I greeted them and went on my way along a very badly kept path that led to one of the old walls. This path was not clear in places, so after seeing some of the remains I turned back to visit the museum and maybe have a guided tour around the site. I really don't like guided tours but since the entire site was not well kept and in an overgrown state it seemed to be the best idea. Right when I was walking back one of the guys came up to me and said something in Armenian and Russian, but unfortunately I don't speak either language. It was obvious however that he wanted me to turn back to the museum building. Keep in mind I greeted them and walked past them on my way to the ruins and they did not say anything at that time. He then proceeded to give me a flyer and pointed to the English text which said that to visit the site and the museum you have to book in advance. I did not read anything about this in my research. Also, touristic folders are not common in Armenia so I don't know how I should have known this... There were 5 or 6 people present doing absolutely nothing so I don't know why this is even a thing. I gave 2 stars because the remains I saw looked interesting. The service and the present state of the remains actually don't even warrant one star to be honest. A real pity because I think the site could be on par with Erebuni fortress if they wanted.
Written 12 June 2019
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Samvel Martitosyan
Yerevan, Armenia330 contributions
Jan 2017 • Family
You will find here very ancient observatory, temple and Neolithic stone circles. Also there is a museum.
Written 4 January 2017
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pointofconnection
Belize139 contributions
Aug 2015 • Friends
Our group only saw the outside ruins as the museum was closed for renovation - a particular diappointment now that I've viewed the excellent photos of the previous reviewer. Nevertheless, we were shown around by a very nice man who lead us to what had been an ancient astronomical observatory oriented towards the Osirus constellation. It was very hot and pretty dusty, but worth it as I got a good vibe from the site.
Written 5 August 2015
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