On the International Museum Day on May 18 the RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan visited the national, state and political great figure, the RA National Hero Karen Demirchyan Museum.
It was founded by the resolution of 9 January 2001 of the Armenian Government for eternalizing his memory, life and activity. The museum has rich documentary material: documents, photos, video films, contemporaries’ memoirs, personal items, governmental awards, numerous souvenirs, works of art, received from the friends, colleagues, people, heads and political figures of other states, medals of Olympic champions given as presents to Karen Demirchyan, etc. Karen Demirchyan’s personal archive is kept in the fund of the Museum.
The NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan took a guided tour in the Museum, and got acquainted with the exposed materials, which were presented to him by the Karen Demirchyan Relief Fund Director Rima Demirchyan and the Museum Director Vahagn Mamyan.
Hovik Abrahamyan also expressed wish to have materials and exhibits from the museum referring to Karen Demirchyan for the museum being created in the National Assembly. The NA Speaker left a note in the Commemoration Book of the Museum.
In the talk with the reporters Hovik Abrahamyan noted that the state, political figure Karen Demirchyan had proved his patriotism with building the Motherlnad. “He has big contribution in the establishment of our state, statehood, has left a lot of work to our people,” the NA Speaker said with gratitude, noting that with his visit to the museum he wished once again to pay his tribute to Karen Demirchyan’s memory.