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Sergey Paradjanov was the author of several film-masterpieces which brought him world praise: "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964), "The Colour of Pomegranates" or "Sayat-Nova" (1969), "The Legend of Suram Fortress" (1985) and "Ashik-Kerib" (1988). Parajanov’s contribution to the art of cinema is first and foremost his original poetic film-language, highly valued by his contemporaries. His aesthetic system also includes plastic art, based on traditions of Armenian, Eastern and European art.
The museum of S. Parajanov was founded by resolution of the government in 1988, after the first exhibition of his Artworks at the State Museum of Armenian Folk Art. At that time appropriate premises consisting of two buildings (one for the museum and the other for home of S. Parajanov) were allocated in the Ethnographic Center “Dzoragiugh”. However construction was delayed due to the earthquake of 1988 and the museum was opened in 1991.
The basis of the museum collection constitute 600 works of Parajanov - assemblages, flat and three-dimensional collages, drawings, dolls and film sketches, furniture, own things, which were transformed from Tbilisi to Yerevan during his lifetime.
In the course of years of its existence the museum storage has been replenished and today the number of subjects is 1500 units.
The museum also houses Parajanov's personal be longings and presents from his friends. An extensive correspondence of the film-director, including letters from L. Brik, A. Tarkovsky, J. Nikulin, V. Katanyan and other cultural figures is also kept in the museum’s archives.
Two memorial rooms are also re-created.
Parajanov’s works - assemblages, flat and three-dimensional collages, drawings, dolls and film sketches are his distinctive reaction to life and events around him, his aesthetic perception of the world.
His drawings and collages created in prison are exhibited in separate hall.
The Artist’s work has no direct analogies in the world art and amazes with its fantasy, wit and artistry. The use of various materials and objects imparts to it a special charm and brilliance.
The Soviet system suspended Parajanov from shooting films for almost 15 years, 5 of which (1973-1977 and 1982) were spent in prisons and “camps of severe regime.”
In the course of 27 years of its existence the museum has organised 64 exhibitions more than 30 countries - Cannes, Athens, Tokyo, Moscow, Kiev, Boston, Rome, London, Tehran, Peking, Paris, Sofia, Brazil, Canada, Vilnius, and other cities.
Parajanov Museum is one of the most popular museums in Yerevan.
It is open seven days a week from 10.30 a.m. till 5.00 p.m.
Was born on January 9, 1924 in Tbilisi where he finished secondary school. In 1945 he entered the directing program at the VGIK (State Institute of Cinematography) under Igor Savchenko. In 1952 he started to work at the Alexander Dovzhenko Film Studio in Kiev as a film-director.
Before 1963 he directed four non-remarkable full-length feature and three short documentary films. In 1964 his «Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors» («Wild Horses of Fire»), brought him world fame. Paradoxically, his problems started just from this movie.
In 1965 he began his work over an anti-war film “Kiev Frescos», which was soon banned.
In 1966 Parajanov was invited to Armenia where he started his work on «Sayat-Nova». With great difficulties this film was released on a screen in 1969 under the title «The Colour of Pomegranates».
It is considered to be his best work after which he was deprived of possibility of making movies for 15 long years.
There was a huge gap between a poetic cinema, a brilliant representative of which Parajanov was, and especially Parajanov’s cinema-language and the official Soviet Art.
Parajanov was arrested twice because of false accusation in Ukraine (1974-1978) and Tbilisi (1982).
These years his talent of brilliant Artist became apparent. He whould say : «I was not allowed to make movies and I started to make collages. Collage is a compressed film».
Museum of S. Parajanov houses for about thousand works: collages, drawings, assemblages, dolls.
By the end of his life he made another two films at the «Georgia-film» studio: «The Legend of Suram Fortress» and «Ashik-Kerib».
Sergei Parajanov died in 1990 in Yerevan where his museum was opened in 1991.
A Moldavian tale about a shepherd Andriesh who receives a gift of a magic flute which helps him
Parajanov's 76 minute black and white feature also known as "The Little Flower of the Stone" and
The film was banned during the filming. Approximately 10 - 14 minutes survive. Color. Also known
Sergei Paradjanov's film about 2 lovers separated during World War II.
Color musical comedy also known as "The Top Guy" and "Pervyy Paren".
Black and white film, was produced at the Dovzhenko Film Studio in Kiev, Ukraine.
35 minute color documentary about the Ukrainian folk art.
Sergei Parajanov's 35 minute black and white documentary film portrays the Ukrainian actress
"Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors" - Sergei Parajanov's Ukrainian masterpiece
Documentary on Armenian painter Hakob Hovnatanian.
One of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century, Sergei Parajanov's "Color of the
Based on an ancient legend, this dazzling film by visionary director Sergei Paradjanov
Documentary about the work of the Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani.
"Ashik-Kerib" (1988) is based on an Azeri love story, a fairy tale by Sergei Paradjanov's
year |
city |
Event |
Event location |
2001 |
Strasbourg (France) |
Session CE |
European Union Lobby, 1-t floor |
2007 |
Uherske Hrdiste (Czech Republic) |
Film festival «Summer film-school» |
«Redouta» Hall |
2007 |
Minsk (Belarus) |
Days of Armenian Culture |
Nature and Ecology Museum |
2008 |
Pennabilly (Italy) |
Tonino Guerra 88-th anniversary |
«Vittoria» Theater |
2008 |
Wiesbaden (Germany) |
«GoEast» film festival |
Festival’s Press Center |
2008 |
Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy) |
Armenian Architecture, landscape & «The World of S. Parajanov» |
Private Gallery |
2008 |
Riga, Latvia |
Film-festival «Arsenal» |
«Riga» Cinema |
2009 |
Akhalkalaki (Georgia) |
In the frames of «Golden Abricote» film-festival |
The House of Culture |
2009 |
St. Petersburg (Russia) |
«Open Cinema» International film-festival |
Engineer House of the Peter and Paul fortress |
2009 |
Douarnenez (France) |
Festival de cinema |
Galerie «Miettes De Baleine» |
2009 |
Slovakia Bratislava |
Days of Armenian Culture |
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2010 |
Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
Days of Armenian Culture «S. Parajanov's Light» |
Cankarev Dom |
2012 |
Busan (Korea) |
Busan International Film Festival
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Cinema Center |
2014 |
Shushi (Nagorno - Karabakh) |
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The center art of Shushi |
2014 |
Batumi (Georgia)
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Batumi International Film festival
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2015 |
Paris (France) |
Pompidou center | |
2018 |
Sofi (Bulgaria) |
Sofia International Film Festival |
The house of film |
2018 |
Kapan (Armenia) |
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The Art College of Kapan |
2018 |
Vologda (Russia) |
Vologda Film Festival |
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2018 |
Abakan (Khakassia) |
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2018 |
Potsdam (Germany) |
«S. Parajanov. Art without borders» |
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Year |
City |
Exhibition |
Gallery or Museum |
1990 |
Munich |
From Eisenstein to Tarkovsky |
Lenbach House |
1991 |
Kirovakan |
Exhibition of S. Parajanov works |
Art Gallery |
1991 |
Kiev |
S. Parajanov Memory’s Evening |
Cinema House |
1991 |
Riga |
Parajanov’s Days |
Artiste Club |
1991 |
Vienne |
From Eisenstein to Tarkovsky |
Kunstler House |
1991 |
Cannes |
Parajanov Exhibition |
Miramare |
1992 |
Lodz |
Parajanov Retrospective |
Cinema Museum |
1992 |
Kiev |
City Day |
Culture Fond |
1992 |
Ekaterinburg |
Parajanov Festival |
Cinema House |
1992 |
St.Peterburg |
Parajanov Plante |
Cinema House |
1992 |
Renne /France/ |
Documentary Film Festival |
National Theater of Bretagne |
1993 |
Moscow |
Parajanov Exhibition |
Photo Center |
1993 |
Ekaterinburg |
Concert of Terterian |
Regional Philarmony |
1993 |
Vienne |
Week of Armenian Cinema |
Kynstler House |
1994 |
Tokyo |
Week of Armenian Cinema |
"Nichijazaboun" Gallery |
1994 |
Teheran |
International Film Festival |
Cinema House |
1994 |
Sevastopole |
Festival «Kerson Games» |
Krachinski Museum |
1994 |
Kiev |
Parajanov Exhibition |
United Artists Gallery |
1994 |
Thessaloniki |
35-th International Film Festival |
Cultural Center "Milo" |
1994/ 1995 |
Bochum |
Exhibition of Armenian Culture |
Kemnade House |
1994/ 1995 |
Moscow |
Exhibition |
Gallery |
1995 |
Gyumri |
Exhibition |
Ethnographic Museum |
1995 |
Rome |
Pasolini Festival |
Exhibition Hall |
1997 |
Pekin |
Days of Armenian Culture |
Exhibition Hall |
1997 |
Kiev |
Paradjanov Exhibition |
Kavaleridze Museum |
1997 |
Budapest |
Autumn festival |
Armenian Culture Center |
1999 |
London |
Two Exhibitions of Sergey Parajanov |
Leighton House Museum & Judith Clark Costume Gallery |
1999 |
Moscow |
Exhibition |
“Roland” Cinema |
1999 |
Boston |
Exhibition |
ALMA |
2000 |
Tbilisi |
Exhibition |
Museum of Georgian Arts |
2000 |
Beirut |
Exhibition |
Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum |
2000 |
Riga |
Arsenal Festival |
Museum of Applied arts of Latvia |
2001 |
Valence |
Parajanov plasticien |
Le Crac |
2001 |
Athens |
Exhibition |
Melina |
2001 |
Moscow |
Days of Armenian Culture in Russian Federation |
Central Artist House |
2002 |
Kazan |
Exhibition |
Municipal museum |
2002 |
Nicosia |
S.Parajanov: Selected works |
Levantis museum |
2003 |
Moscow |
International film festival |
Manеge |
2003 |
Kilkenny (Ireland) |
Arts festival |
Butler house |
2003 |
Los-Angeles |
Celebration: after life |
Hollywood |
2004 |
Damask |
Days of Armenian Culture |
The Art Museum of Damask |
2004 |
Teheran |
Exhibition |
Cultural Center "Niavaran" |
2005 |
Saint Petersburg |
Exhibition |
Russian Ethnographic Museum |
2005 |
Montreal |
Exhibition |
Le Musee des Maitres et Artisans |
2006 |
Wroclaw |
Exhibition |
Museum of Architecture |
2007 |
Toulouse |
Annee Armenienne |
Cinematheque |
2007 |
Paris |
Parajanov le Magnifique |
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Beaux Arts |
2007 |
Paris /Bobigny/ |
Annee Armenienne |
Cinema Magique |
2007 |
Saint Etienne |
Parajanov le Magnifique |
Musee d’Art Moderne |
2007 |
Marseille |
Parajanov le Magnifique |
Musee de la Mode |
2007 |
Venice |
Parajanov Il Magnifico |
Collegio Armeno Moorat Raphael – Palazzo Zenobio |
2007 |
Rome |
Parajanov Il Magnifico |
Castle of St. Angel |
2008 |
Kiev |
Exhibition of S. Parajanov works |
National Ukrainien Museum of Art |
2008 |
Sofia |
Exhibition of S. Parajanov works |
National Gallery of Foreign Art |
2009 |
Magnitogorsk |
S. Parajanov’s World |
Magnitogorsk Art Gallery |
2011 |
Novi Sad /Serbia/ |
Parajanov’s Kaleidoscope |
Museum of Modern Art Vojvodino |
2011 |
San Paulo |
Parajanov-The Magnific |
Museum of Image and Sound |
2011 |
Moncton /Canada/ |
Parajanov le Magnifique |
Art Gallery |
2012 |
Moscow
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S. Parajanov. House where I live |
New Manеge Exhibition hall |
2013 |
Odessa /Ukraine/ |
Exhibition of S. Parajanov works |
4-th International Film Festival of Odessa Museum of Literature |
2013 |
Vilnius Lithuania |
«Sergei Parajanov. A Film Genius of Unbridled Imagination» |
Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum |
2014 |
Moscow |
«Sergey Parajanov. The Color of Pomegranate» |
«Gallery Solyanka» VPA
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2014 |
USA |
Sergey Parajanov: The Creator |
Gilbert Albert Gallery |
2015 -2016 |
Brussels /Belgium/ |
«Sargis with Parajanov» | Villa Empain |
2018-2019 |
Istanbul /Turkey/ |
«Parajanov with Sargis» | |
2019 |
Paris /France/ |
Film sketches |
Sorbonne University |
THE LIST OF PHOTO EXHIBITIONS "S. PARAJANOV'S WORLD "
Year |
City |
Exhibition |
Gallery or Museum |
|
2001 |
Strasbourg (France) |
Session CE |
European Union Lobby, 1-t floor |
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2007 |
Uherske Hrdishte (Czech Republic) |
Film festival «Summer film-school» |
«Redouta» Hall |
|
2007 |
Minsk (Belarus) |
Days of Armenian Culture |
Nature and Ecology Museum |
|
2008 |
Pennabilly (Italy) |
Tonino Guerra 88-th anniversary |
«Vittoria» Theater |
|
2008 |
Wiesbaden (Germany) |
«GoEast» film festival |
Festival’s Press Center |
|
2008 |
Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy) |
Armenian Architecture, landscape & «The World of S. Parajanov» |
Private Gallery |
|
2008 |
Riga, Latvia |
Film-festival «Arsenal» |
«Riga» Cinema |
|
2008 |
Akhalkalaki (Georgia) |
In the frames of «Golden Abricote» film-festival |
The House of Culture |
|
2009 |
St. Petersbourg (Russia) |
«Open Cinema» International film-festival |
Engineer House of the Peter and Paul fortress |
|
2009 |
Douarnenez (France) |
Festival de cinema |
Galerie «Miettes De Baleine» |
|
2009 |
Slovakia Bratislava |
Days of Armenian Culture |
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2010 |
Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
Days of Armenian Culture «S. Parajanov's Light» |
Cankarev Dom |
|
2012 |
Busan (Korea) |
Busan International Film festival
|
Cinema Center |
|
2014 |
Shushi (Arcakh) |
|
The center art of Shushi |
|
2014 |
Batumi (Georgia)
|
Batumi International Film festival
|
|
|
2015 |
Paris (France)
|
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Pompidou center |
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2018 |
Sofi (Bulgaria)
|
Sofia International Film Festival |
The house of film |
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2018 |
Kapan (Armenia)
|
|
The Art College of Kapan |
|
2018 |
Vologda (Russia) |
Vologda Film Festival |
|
|
2018 |
Abakan (Khakassia) |
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|
|
2018 |
Potsdam (Germany) |
"S. Parajanov. Art Without Borders” |
Potsdam Film Museum |
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Yerevan, Dzoragiugh Ethnographic centre, bld. 15, 16
Addressparajanovmuseum@gmail.com
Email+374 10 538 473, +374 10 539 224
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Working days10:30 - 17:00
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