The Museum of Russian Art (the collection of Prof. A. Ya. Abramyan) in Yerevan is the only museum in Armenia presenting the works of Russian artists from one of the most fascinating periods of Russian culture known as the Silver Age (late 19th - early 20th centuries). Outstanding philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev called this era the Russian “cultural Renaissance.”
The museum was established on the basis of the personal collection of the famous doctor, Professor Aram Abramyan in 1980. For visitors the museum was opened on November 19, 1984.
The museum represents art works of Russian artists from the end of 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries - such as V. Serov, K. Korovin, M. Vrubel, A. Benu, Y. Lanser, N. Rerikh, N. Goncharov, Z. Serebryakov, K. Somov, N. Sapunov, S. Sudeykin, P. Kuznetsov, K. Petrov-Vodkin, I. Mashkov, A. Kuprin, A. Lentulov, R. Falka, N. Udaltsov, A. Osmerkin and others.