A New Museum Destination: Cafesjian Center for the Arts

Consider a mural by Armenian painter Grigor Khanjyan; an exhibit of photographs by Patti Boyd (the ex-wife of Beatle George Harrison and guitarist Eric Clapton); an installation of 24 Swarovski light socks; and Dale Chihuly's Ikebana installation. The newly opened Cafesjian Center for the Arts in Yerevan, Armenia could be considered a worthy addition to the museum world.

Indeed the glass collection is one of the most important holdings of glass art in the world, declares the text for the section: "This collection of more than 1,200 works includes one of the most comprehensive glass collections in the world. It is particularly rich in the work of the Czech couple Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, whose work revolutionized the use of glass as an artistic medium. Other important glass artists in the collection include Dale Chihuly, Bohumil Elias, Pavel Hlava, Jaromír Rybák, Ivana Šrámkova, Bertil Vallien, Lino Tagliapietra, Mark Peiser, and Hiroshi Yamano."

"The collection also has substantial holdings in drawing, painting and sculpture by such influential artists as Fernando Botero, Arshile Gorky, Jennifer Bartlett, and Andy Warhol."

Explore the collections as well as the museum store, the hanging and sculpture gardens. "Cafesjian Sculpture Garden is located at the base of the Cascade and presents one of the finest collections of monumental sculpture found anywhere in the world. Its unobstructed walkways, long vistas, and formal garden areas have been specially designed to provide a modern setting for large-scale sculpture by such internationally recognized figures as Fernando Botero, Lynn Chadwick, Jaume Plensa, and Barry Flanagan."

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A New Museum Destination: Cafesjian Center for the Arts

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