Artsakh State Museum

The Artsakh State Historical Museum of Local Lore is an archaeology museum in Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh, Azerbaijan.[1][2]

The museum was founded in 1939.[2] It aims to preserve the archaeological and cultural history of the Karabakh's people.[1] It has 50,000 historical-cultural artefacts, presenting the origins and development of the territory and its inhabitants. Recent archaeological excavation conducted in the region has provided further opportunity for the museum to enrich its collection.

Upon entering the museum the exhibition halls start off with models demonstrating Karabakh's natural landscape. Further down is the hall of archaeology, there are models of petrification, early implements of the Stone Age, different bronze subjects (utensils, weapons, adornments), ornamented ceramic vessels, Turkish, Persian, Arabian silver and copper coins, etc.

References

  1. "Artsakh State Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "Artsakh State Museum History and Local Lore". artsakh.travel. Artsakh. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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