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'{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox museum | name = Shushi Carpet Museum | native_name = Շուշիի գորգերի թանգարան | native_name_lang = hy | logo = | logo_upright = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = Շուշիի գորգերի թանգարան.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | map_type = | map_relief = | map_size = | map_caption = | coordinates = <!-- {{Coord}} --> | former_name = | established = 2011–2013 | dissolved = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | location = [[Yerevan]], Armenia | type = | accreditation = | key_holdings = | collections = | collection_size = | visitors = | founder = Vardan Astsatryan | executive_director = | leader_type = | leader = | director = | president = | ceo = | chairperson = | curator = | architect = | historian = | owner = | publictransit = | car_park = | parking = | network = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | embedded = }} '''Shushi Carpet Museum''' ({{lang-hy|Շուշիի գորգերի թանգարան}}) was founded by Vardan Astsatryan in 2011. The museum opened its doors to the public in 2013, when its location, [[Shusha]] ({{lang-hy|Shushi}}, Շուշի), was under the control of the self-proclaimed [[Republic of Artsakh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/77845/|title=Carpet museum opens in Shushi|last=|first=|date=September 12, 2011}}</ref> 71 rugs and carpets from the Shushi Carpet Museum are on display in [[Yerevan]] at the National Museum-Institute of Architecture after [[Alexander Tamanian|Alexander Tamanyan]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harutyunyan|first=Aneta|date=February 20, 2021|title=armenpress.am|work=Carpets from Shushi Museum displayed in Yerevan|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1044056/|url-status=live}}</ref> == History == The founding private collection included old carpets made by famous Armenian carpet weavers from different villages in [[Armenia]] and [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]. The collection comprised old Armenian carpets found and bought by its founder, Vardan Astsatryan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Շուշիի փրկված գորգերը մշտական հասցե չունեն |url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/31645129.html |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան |language=hy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ВЕРНЕТСЯ ЛИ МУЗЕЙ КОВРОВ В АРЦАХ? |url=https://golosarmenii.am/article/133315/vernetsya-li-muzej-kovrov-v-arcax?fbclid=IwAR1t8r83lWnXoHCc72DX2lPwbvvYHQ-z4HZo2c4sFmUJGHO5aaf9Kduj0Cc |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=golosarmenii.am}}</ref>. Until November 1, 2020, the museum had two buildings under its supervision. A fund was established in 2011 by donors from the United States. In 2012, a proper building was designated for displaying the carpets given by donors from Moscow, Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hushardzan.am/en/18568/|title=MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA "SERVICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL MUSEUM RESERVATIONS" Non Commercial State Organization|last=|first=|date= }}</ref> The museum had carpets on display, as well as traditional Historical and cultural artifacts. These artifacts received expert evaluation, underwent restoration and then were put on display. Until the end of October 2020, the museum consisted of about three hundred (300) carpets and flat weaves. This original collection had dated from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The majority of the collection presented traditional [[Karabakh carpet]]-weaving and [[Armenian carpet]]-weaving styles.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hakobyan|first=Hravard H|title=The Medieval Art of Artsakh.|publisher=Parberakan|year=1990|isbn=5-8079-0195-9|location=Yerevan, Armenian SSR|pages=84}}</ref> In addition to the locally woven carpets, there were [[Turkmen rug|Turkoman]], [[Afghan rug|Afghan]] and [[Persian carpet|Persian]] rugs, carpets, and flat weaves in the museum's collection. There were also Russian cultural artifacts in the museum. During his visit to the museum in August 2013, the President of the Republic of Artsakh [[Bako Sahakyan]] stated that the carpet museum plays an important role in preserving our national traditions and values and also for the development of tourism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.am/eng/news/177104.html|title=Carpet museum opens in Shushi|last=|first=|date= October 22, 2013}}</ref> On October 29, 2020, an explosion of a large rocket, amidst heavy shelling of the city of Shushi ([[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: ''Şuşa'') by Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war]], damaged the museum buildings. On November 1, 2020, the most valuable items of the collection (about 160 carpets and rugs) were evacuated to [[Yerevan]] (Armenia) to avoid further destruction. The remainder of the collection, consisting of 100–120 carpets as well as other cultural artifacts were left in [[Shusha]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Շուշիի գորգերը արկերից փրկվել, Երևան են հասել։ Լրաբեր – 20.21.2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxfN-iQurhE|language=en|access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> Currently, the collection is on display in the National Museum-Institute of Architecture after Alexander Tamanyan and [[History Museum of Armenia]], both in [[Yerevan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Քույրերի օժիտի, շվեդ զբոսաշրջիկի և Շուշիում "իրար գտած" 150-ամյա գորգի մասին․ "Խճանկար"|url=https://hy.armradio.am/2021/03/01/%d6%84%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b5%d6%80%d5%a5%d6%80%d5%ab-%d6%85%d5%aa%d5%ab%d5%bf%d5%ab-%d5%b7%d5%be%d5%a5%d5%a4-%d5%a6%d5%a2%d5%b8%d5%bd%d5%a1%d5%b7%d6%80%d5%bb%d5%ab%d5%af%d5%ab-%d6%87-%d5%b7%d5%b8%d6%82/|access-date=April 2, 2021|website=Հայաստանի Հանրային Ռադիո|language=hy-AM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ՀԱՅԿԱԿԱՆ ԳՈՐԳԱՐՎԵՍՏ XIV – XX ԴԴ – HMA|url=https://historymuseum.am/exhibitions_type/armenian-carpet-art-14th-20th-cc/|access-date=April 2, 2021|language=hy}}</ref> == Gallery == <gallery mode="packed" heights="120"> Գորգեր7.jpg| Գորգերի թանգարան.jpg| Գորգեր.jpg| Գորգեր3.jpg| Գորգեր2.jpg| Գորգեր1.jpg| Շուշիի գորգերի թանգարանը ներսից.jpg| Արցախյան գորգեր.jpg| Գորգ6.jpg| Գորգ5.jpg| Գորգեր4.jpg| </gallery> == See also == * [[Shusha Carpet Museum]], the Azerbaijani institution which operated in the city from 1985 to 1992 == References == <!-- Inline citations added to your article will automatically display here. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:REFB for instructions on how to add citations. --> {{reflist}} == Further reading == * {{cite journal |last1=Mozaffari |first1=Ali |last2=Barry |first2=James |title=Heritage and territorial disputes in the Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict: a comparative analysis of the carpet museums of Baku and Shusha |journal=International Journal of Heritage Studies |date=2022 |volume=28|issue=3|doi=10.1080/13527258.2021.1993965}} {{coord missing|Azerbaijan}} [[Category:Tourist attractions in Azerbaijan]] [[Category:Museums in Azerbaijan]] [[Category:Textile museums]] [[Category:Museums in Shusha]] [[Category:Rugs and carpets]]'