Museum of Carpet, Arts and Crafts

Old Church turned into a museum

Very interesting history of this Armenian church turned into a museum for Derbent and local Dagestani handcrafts. The building itself it beautiful and the displays inside are also well put-together.....

Old Church turned into a museum

Very interesting history of this Armenian church turned into a museum for Derbent and local Dagestani handcrafts. The building itself it beautiful and the displays inside are also well put-together.....

Museum

The people at this museum seemed very surprised when we showed up. We didnt know it was a museum at all until we walked in the door, as it is set up in an old church.

Museum

The people at this museum seemed very surprised when we showed up. We didnt know it was a museum at all until we walked in the door, as it is set up in an old church.

The Museum in the ancient Armenian temple

Original Text

The case when the museum building is at times more interesting than the exhibition that was placed in it. On the other hand, if the museum had not been opened here, the beautiful church of the 19th century could have died. And so the restorator ...