Welcome to the studio museum of the Armenian artist Giotto (Gevorg Grigorian)

The Giotto Studio Museum, located at 45a Mashtots Ave, is a dedicated space honoring the esteemed artist Gevorg Grigoryan, also known as Giotto. Established in Yerevan in 1977 by a group of artists and Diana Ukleba, the artist’s widow, it later became one of the branches of the National Gallery of Armenia. The museum houses a comprehensive collection that showcases the artistic legacy, archive materials, and personal effects of the artist.
Gevorg Grigoryan received his professional education in Tiflis and Moscow and resided and worked in his place of birth until 1962, after which he continued his creative pursuits in Yerevan. The bulk of his extensive creative heritage is preserved in the National Gallery of Armenia and in his studio-museum, where he expressed an array of themes and subjects through his paintings and graphic works.
The late 1920s and early 1930s marked the zenith of the artist’s creative output, during which he actively engaged in Tiflis’s cultural scene and exhibited works alongside Georgian and Armenian artists. Subsequently, Grigoryan experienced two decades of seclusion, during which he persevered in his artistic endeavors, producing emotionally charged works. It was not until the 1950s that his works began to garner recognition and reappraisal, leading to a renewed appreciation of his art.
The museum’s upper floor features works by Diana Ukleba, while the first floor showcases pieces by renowned artists of the Tiflis School. Situated in close proximity to the Matenadaran in the heart of Yerevan, the Giotto Studio Museum functioned as both a residence and an artist’s studio for the artist and his wife, Diana Ukleba, where they lived and created art amidst a dramatic backdrop.