Armenia’s history is a long and turbulent one, with its phases of dependence and independence, divisions, persecutions and forced migrations. But Armenia is also a land of contact and circulation, and above all exchange – whether material, spiritual or religious, artistic or ideological, and in times of both war and peace. Located between the Mediterranean, Caspian and Black Seas, at the crossroads of the great civilizations of East and West, Armenia and its people were very early participants in the history of Europe.

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Timeline for Armenia
The arts of Armenia