Cafesjian Museum of Art
Գաֆէսճեան արվեստի կենտրոն | |
The Cafesjian Center for the Arts situated in and around the Yerevan Cascade | |
| Established | 17 November 2009 |
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| Location | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Type | contemporary art museum |
| Collection size | more than 5,000 |
| Visitors | more than 1 million |
| Director | Vahagn Marabyan |
| Website | cmf |
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The Cafesjian Center for the Arts (CCA, Armenian: Գաֆէսճեան արվեստի կենտրոն (Gafesčyan arvesti kentron), also known as the Cafesjian Museum Foundation) is an art museum in Yerevan, Armenia. It is located at the central Kentron District, in and around the Yerevan Cascade which is a complex of massive staircase with fountains, ascending up from the Tamanyan Street gardens and pedestrian zone.
Founded by Gerard L. Cafesjian, the museum offers exhibitions derived from the Gerard L. Cafesjian collection of contemporary art. Opened in November 2009, besides the exhibition of works of modern art, the museum offers a program of lectures, films, concerts, and educational initiatives for adults and children. Over one million people have visited the Center annually since its opening.
The museum is directed and run and the Cafesjian Museum Foundation.