Yerevan Museum of Science and Technology
Part 1. Location, general focus.
The most interesting places are the hardest to reach. The Yerevan Museum of Science and Technology is no exception. Besides being located on the border of Yerevan and Jrvezh, it has rather exotic opening hours - from 10 to 16 on weekdays. Which is barely compatible with a normal work week.
However, the stars aligned: I took Friday off in exchange for some intense weekend work, and it coincided with my son's school break.
We set out at two in the afternoon. Friday, traffic jams. We got there in half an hour. We met up with Vlad, our son's friend - also a Vlad.
The first quest - find the entrance. A brand-new building, the big entrance of the space museum. The small, almost service-looking one - science and technology. After wandering all around, interrogating eyewitnesses, and trying to phone the museums at the numbers listed on the maps, the most effective tool turned out to be ringing the intercom at the small, almost service-looking entrance.
Up to the third floor. We were met by a warm-hearted guide, Kristina. The awkward questions about where to pay and how much it costs - no need to pay, it's free. Another awkward question - what about a tour? - sure.
The first photo shows the main fields in which Armenia was strong during the Soviet empire.
Atom, Astronomy, Semiconductors, Computers, Chemical industry, Light industry
The first stand - alarm clocks under the Sevan and Nairi brands. The design, as they say, familiar from childhood.
Household items - irons, a coffee grinder, a coffee maker. In the bottom-left corner a doorbell, just like the one my grandparents had.
The last photo is a microwave interferometer, a frequency standard.
The exposition is very dense. In a fairly large hall there are stands, at each of which you want to stop and linger.
So as not to bloat the post, I'll stop here. To be continued.
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