Aram Khachaturian was an Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers. Khachaturian is best known for “Sabre Dance” from “Gayane” ballet, “Spartacus”, “The Piano Concerto”, “Violin Concerto”, which are recognized throughout the world. He is the music author of such well-known films, as “Zangezour” and “Pepo”.

The house-museum of Aram Khachaturian established in 1978 in Yerevan. The basis for the museum was a large stately house where the elder brother of Aram Khachaturian Vaghinak and his family lived, where Aram Khachaturian often stayed whenever he visited Yerevan. Various already traditional events - festivals, commemorative evenings, competitions, meetings with prominent figures of culture, exhibitions take place at the museum each year. Letters, manuscripts of scores, books, records, photos and other materials related to the life and creative work of the genius composer are collected there.