Address: | Verin Antarayin str. 14/1, Yerevan, Armenia |
Owner: | Aznavour Foundation |
Start Date: | 2007 |
Inauguration Date: | June 1, 2017 |
Opened Date: | 2017 |
Completion Date: | 2011 |
The Aznavour Centre[1] [2] [3] (an erroneous version is circulated in media as "Charles Aznavour House-Museum"[4] [5]) is Aznavour Foundation's first cultural project.The French President Emmanuel Macron and the Armenian President Armen Sarkissian[6] were present at the Aznavour Centre project presentation.
Aznavour Centre is located in Yerevan, at the top of Cascade Hill.
Aznavour Centre hosts educational and cultural events: concerts, exhibitions,[7] conferences.
In 2021, an interactive museum of Charles Aznavour will be opened at the Aznavour Centre. The 10 museum halls will tell the visitors about key stages of Charles Aznavour's life: from his childhood to worldwide recognition. His personal story will be presented through an audio-guide, recorded by Aznavour. The museum halls will also be functional providing the visitors with the possibilities to record and mix songs, etc.[8]
Aznavour Centre will also have a huge educational and cultural part focusing on three areas: cinema, music and French language.[9]
Aznavour Centre will provide French teaching courses, where in parallel with the traditional methods, a new methodology of French language teaching will be implemented, based on the songs of Charles Aznavour. Thanks to the cooperation with the French Institute, a rich media library will be created in the centre.