From September 21,  bronze bust of goddess Anahit from collection of   British Museum to be exhibited at  Museum of History

ArmInfo.From September 21 this year and until March 2025, the bronze bust of the goddess Anahit from 

the collection of the British Museum (1st century BC)  will be exhibited at the Museum of History from the collection of the British Museum. According to the press service of the Ministry of Education, 

Science, Culture and Sports (MESCS), this was stated by the Director of the Museum, David Poghosyan.

In connection with such an event, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to 

Armenia John Gallagher noted: "I am very pleased that the British 

Museum will temporarily give the bronze bust of the goddess Anahit to 

the History Museum of Armenia. The British Museum is renowned for its 

large collection and its willingness to display its treasures around 

the world.

According to the source, the History Museum of Armenia has previously 

collaborated with the British Museum, temporarily providing its 

exhibits as part of various international exhibitions. However, for 

the first time in Armenia, samples from this prestigious museum will 

be exhibited, especially such symbolic ones, which have special 

significance for the Armenian people.  Earlier, the Museum of History 

reported that with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the 

British Museum, this year within the framework of the exhibition 

entitled "Mother Divinity: From Anahit to Mariam,"  the bust and hand 

preserved from the bronze statue of the goddess Anahit (1st century 

BC) will be exhibited for the first time at the Museum of History of 

Armenia,.

The bust of a gilded bronze statue of the goddess Anahit, which was 

found in Erinj, near Erzurum (modern Turkey) in the 1870s, is kept in 

the British Museum.