Independent chamber theatre founded in 2022, in a former House of Culture with about 50 seats. Performances, play readings, labs and lectures; the programme is on the website.
Arten is an independent chamber theatre in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 2022 by theatre practitioners who had moved to Armenia from Russia. Besides performances, the theatre hosts laboratories, lectures, seminars, exhibitions and play readings, and runs an acting studio. Since 2025 it has been based at 2 Lusinyants Street.
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Miniature railway for children to ride in, established in 1937.
The House-Museum of Sergei Parajanov, a famous Soviet film director. The museum is best known for special Parajanov collages and art that everybody loves and enjoys. It is equally highly appreciated by children, teenagers and the most demanding art critics. Many highest level official informal meetings are conducted here. It is a must-see!
From the Victory Bridge (or alternatively the Brandy Factory building) there is a beautiful view on the church and surroundings (structures of different shades constructed in immediate proximity to the church during the Soviet years of forced secularisation). The church is always crowded. Usually there are also many young people as St Sargis (or St Sergius in Western churches) is the patron saint of young people and of lovers.
Ararat Wine Brandy Vodka Factory Museum
The oldest factory in Armenia. Offers tours and tasting, but the people there are very uptight and the place is overrun by tourists.
Houses some artifacts of Armenian historical wood carving culture (doors, furniture and the like), and wood-based sculptures by modern day artists.
Presents all periods of the life in Yerevan starting from paleolithic settlements (50,000 years) to modern days. Ancient maps and the pictures of the lost city, pre-Soviet Erivan, are of special interest. Lift and sloping floors for people who use wheelchairs.