Erebuni museum to host Yerevan Beer from Urartu exhibition

PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 18, Erebuni historical and archeological museum-reserve of Yerevan will host an exhibition, where a technology on beer production in Urartu will be presented.

Director of the museum Gagik Gyurjyan said that beer and wine were produced in Erebuni already in IX-VII centuries BC. Meanwhile, the exhibition will present technologies on beer production in ancient Urartu, as well as modern brewing technologies of Armenia, Gagik Gyurjyan told a press conference on April 17. The exhibition will be conducted through cooperation with Yerevan Beer organization.

The exhibition is a part of Yerevan Beer from Urartu event dedicated to International Day for Monuments and Sites that has been celebrated on April 18 since 1983.

“UNESCO declared 2010 the Year of Agricultural Heritage. It is known that Karmir Blur and Erebuni are considered to be an agricultural granary. Currently, a commission of historians, archeologists and architects that was established by the Armenian Prime Minister’s instruction and through the assistance of the Ministry of Culture is developing a project on restoration of Erebuni museum-reserve,” said Gyurjyan.

Erebuni is an ancient city founded by Urartian King Argishti I in 782 BC to serve as a military stronghold at Ararat valley. Erebuni ruins are located on top of Arin-Berd hill on the outskirts of modern-day Yerevan. Karmir Blur is a historical site and a part of Erebuni museum. Items relating to the 7th century BC were uncovered during excavations by Russian archeologist Boris Piotrovsky from the end of 1930s to 1971.