About the Museum

The Helen and Edward Mardigian Armenian Museum of Jerusalem, known before its 2023 reopening as the Mardigian Museum of Armenian Art and Culture (Armenian: Երուսաղեմի Սուրբ Հակոբյանց վանքի «էդուարդ և Հելեն Մարտիկյան» թանգարան, lit. 'Eduard and Helen Mardigian Museum of Saint James Monastery in Jerusalem'), is a museum in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Dedicated to preserving and showcasing Armenian heritage, the museum highlights the historical, artistic, and cultural contributions of Armenians, with a particular focus on their centuries-long presence in the Holy Land.