Museum of Martiros Saryan on fire in Yerevan, no injured
19.06.2013,
12:41
YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. A fire was reported Tuesday midnight in the house-museum of Martiros Saryan, an eminent Armenian painter, in the center of Yerevan at midnight, says the website of Armenia’s ministry of emergencies.
YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. A fire was reported Tuesday midnight in the house-museum of Martiros Saryan, an eminent Armenian painter, in the center of Yerevan at midnight, says the website of Armenia’s ministry of emergencies.
A prompt response team and four squads were sent to the emergency site. The fire was contained at 00:16 and extinguished at 00:34, according to the report.
Household items, a total of 10 square meters, were burnt down in the dwelling part on the first floor of the museum building.
The house-museum of Saryan was built during his lifetime, next to his house and the studio. Since 1967 the museum has been one of the branches of Armenia’s national art gallery. The museum arranges exhibitions of Saryan’s paintings across the globe. –0--
A prompt response team and four squads were sent to the emergency site. The fire was contained at 00:16 and extinguished at 00:34, according to the report.
Household items, a total of 10 square meters, were burnt down in the dwelling part on the first floor of the museum building.
The house-museum of Saryan was built during his lifetime, next to his house and the studio. Since 1967 the museum has been one of the branches of Armenia’s national art gallery. The museum arranges exhibitions of Saryan’s paintings across the globe. –0--
